OPINION IN HLF. Here. After an important discussion on standing, the opinion holds that three of five communications are electioneering communications. VH STATUS. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. L-PAC STRATEGY. Roll Call. “In this cycle’s costliest and most competitive House and Senate races, Members of Congress are deploying a little-noticed but influential weapon: their personal political action committees, typically […]
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Good morning – today’s political law links (10/3/12)
DEAR EDITOR: DEFENSE OF LOBBYISTS ON GOVERNMENT BOARDS. The Post. “I don’t drive a Porsche, and I have never contributed to a political campaign or paid for a lawmaker’s golf junket. After 30 years in Washington, I still confuse the various House and Senate buildings. Yet on the theory that my insight is somehow corrupting, […]
Good morning, here are today’s political law links
STATE LAWS AND CU. The Times. “The Supreme Court is expected to respond in June to a Montana Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Corrupt Practices Act, which bans corporations from making political expenditures from their general treasuries.” K ST. AND THE CONVENTIONS. Politico. “The combination of tight corporate budgets, ethics rules and unappealing weather […]