Category: Senate

Good morning, here are political law links for Thurs., May 10, 2012

WHO SPENT WHAT ONLINE.  E.politics.  “As of March 31, Obama 2012 and the DNC together had spent $21,000,000 on digital advertising, more than double total Republican spending at the presidential level.” ETHICS AND REP. BUCHANAN.  The Hill.  “The House Ethics Committee indefinitely extended an inquiry Wednesday into whether Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) attempted to procure […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Wed., Apr. 25,2012

APP MAKERS LOBBY.  Story here.  “Backing the app-makers are venture capitalists and operators of platforms on which the apps operate, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. Microsoft pumped at least $1 million last year into the Association for Competitive Technology, an app-focused trade association.” WALMART NEWS.  Story here.  “After several years of relative […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Fri., Apr. 20th

NRO ON EDWARDS PROSECUTION. Here. ”If Edwards et al. have committed other crimes, then they should be prosecuted, but to prosecute him under campaign-finance rules in a situation in which no campaign funds were used and no campaign expenses paid seems a stretch. We have had enough unseemliness associated with Edwards without adding a questionable […]