READY FOR A NEW ACCOUNT. NJ. “Ready for Hillary is anything but a traditional political group. But it’s now looking to influence elections the old-fashioned way—by writing checks to candidates.” CA: GOING ELECTRIC. LAT. “Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to require candidates to file their campaign finance reports electronically, allowing the public to see […]
Category: Maine
Wed. 5.7.14 political law links
TOMORROW AT THE FEC. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. EX CHARGED. NYDN. “Michael Grimm’s former girlfriend was arraigned Monday on charges she violated federal campaign laws — but her lawyer said she didn’t know she was doing anything wrong.” CA: BILL MOVES. LAT. “The Assembly approved legislation seeking to […]
Thurs. political law links, 5-1-14
JUSTICE STEVENS AND ETHICS. Volokh. “Justices and judges of course often speak out on what is broadly called ‘law reform’ — discussions of how the law ought to be improved — and Canon 4 expressly allows this…” WHAT STEVENS SAID. ABC. “Campaign donations pay for more than political ads and should not be protected as […]