Category: New York

7.29 political law links

STEALTH LOBBYISTS BEWARE.  Holland and Knight (C. DeLacy).  “The recently released 2014 first quarter report of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) disclosed that one ‘entity’ had been referred to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia for ‘failure to register under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.’” SUPER PAC CAMPAIGNS.  WP.  “In fact, there […]

Today’s political law links

YESTERDAY’S SENATE HEARING ON DISCLOSE.  Senate Rules. SENATE HEARING REPORT.  KALW.  “A bill that would require transparency by nonprofit groups related to federal elections met with united opposition from Republicans Wednesday, at the first Senate hearing on what its supporters call the Disclose Act.” SUPER PAC LIGHT.  Jackson Free Press.  “Federal law requires that money […]

Tues. political law links

AMENDMENT UNVEILED.  Politico.  “House Democrats will introduce a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that seeks to overturn two controversial Supreme Court decisions that loosened campaign finance laws.” REP. JORDAN SEEKS MORE.  Cleveland.com.  “Theorizing that the Federal Election Commission may have destroyed evidence that could be used against a former FEC attorney who admitted campaigning for President […]