POLITICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESURGENCE. WSJ. “You know the 2016 election is heating up when the Justice Department announces it’s gearing up to prosecute campaign-finance ‘coordination’ between candidates and outside groups. If you thought the IRS targeting of conservative nonprofits was troubling, watch what Justice can do to criminalize political speech.” CONTRIBUTION V. BRIBE. Marketplace. “Members […]
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TODAY AT THE FEC. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. TIMELY TIP. FEC. “Before deciding to campaign for federal office, potential candidates may want to “test the waters”—in other words, explore the feasibility of their candidacy.” SOFTWARE SCHOCK. Politico. “Keith Siilats, the chief technology officer of Bytelogics, said in an interview that […]
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SCHOCK ETHICS. Roll Call. “Rep. Aaron Schock’s, R-Ill., recent flap about his ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired office decor is not his first run-in with ethics watchdogs.” GINSBURG’S VIEW. Stltrib.com. “Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says if there is one decision she could overturn from the past 10 years, it would be the 2010 Citizens United case […]