CHRISTIE ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE. RCP. “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday called for the abolishment of current federal and statewide campaign finance rules, and instead supported allowing unlimited donations to individual candidates with a public notification required within 48 hours.” POTTER TO PRINCETON. PU. “His talk, ‘Can Our Democracy Survive the Supreme Court?,’ will […]
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More McCutcheon plus today’s political law links
ANOTHER MCCONNELL WIN. National Review. “Since Alito and Roberts were added to the Court, McConnell has been involved in six attempts to dismantle campaign regulations. Six times he has prevailed.” NAJVAR AND BACKER ON THE CASE. WT. “Shaun McCutcheon won because neither the Federal Election Commission nor the solicitor general could muster any coherent justification […]
Good morn., here are today’s top political law links
CHARITABLE DONATIONS. Roll Call. “Over $100,000 in leftover campaign funds of a deceased member of Congress have been donated to ten charities.” MEMBERS TRADE. Roll Call. “Members of Congress continue to report their periodic stock transactions as required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.” DELAY FOIA CASE. The Hill. “A federal appeals […]