Category: Maine

Political law links for 5-27

SUIT ON DELEGATES.  Pillar of Law.  “The Pillar of Law Institute filed a lawsuit in Wyoming federal court today, challenging a law that prohibits delegates to political party conventions from accepting books, travel stipends, and legal assistance from non-profits.” SUPER PACS 101.  Venable.  “This memorandum summarizes the rules of the road for setting up and […]

Political law links

MAYDAY COMPLAINT.  CCP.  “The Center for Competitive Politics (CCP) today filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Mayday PAC, the self-proclaimed ‘SuperPAC to end all SuperPACs,’ founded by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig.” D TWITTER PIONEERS. HuffPo. “In 2012, the Democratic Party shared information about advertising buys through a seemingly unconnected Twitter account […]

Election Day Political Law Links

GRIMES PAID. Politico. “Democratic Senate hopeful Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign appears to have shelled out $17,000 to shuttle Hillary Clinton into Kentucky to attend a rally last month.” MSRB MOVES ON BOND ADVISERS. Bloomberg. “Financial advisers to U.S. state and local governments would be barred from using political contributions to win business under a proposal […]