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11.19.19 political law links

AD QUESTIONS. WT. “Photographs and video from Sen. Gary Peters‘ campaign website have surfaced on a ‘dark money’ group’s new pro-Peters ad, raising questions about illegal coordination between the groups.” DEFAMATION LAWSUIT. CN. “Roy Moore, the Republican candidate who lost the 2017 U.S. Senate special election in Alabama, filed a defamation lawsuit in federal court […]

11.18 political law links

ETHICS EXTENDS. CNN. “The House Ethics Committee released updates on their investigations into four lawmakers on Thursday, including a high-profile freshman Democratic lawmaker and a Republican lawmaker who they revealed is under investigation by the Department of Justice.” LAST WEEK AT THE FEC. The agency’s Weekly Digest. The FEC made public one closed enforcement matter, […]

11-14 political law links

AK: LIMITS ENFORCED. KTUU. “An Anchorage judge has ruled that contribution limits should be enforced to independent expenditure groups, the Alaska equivalent of super PACs.” CA: RECUSAL WAIT. TJ. “A state and county-licensed cannabis farmer, Trinity County’s District 4 Sup. Jeremy Brown said last week he will be recusing himself from certain board decisions that […]