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Political Law Links, 5-2-17

AD ISSUE.  BI.  “President Trump’s reelection campaign pulled an advertisement it had been airing to highlight the president’s accomplishments in his first 100 days in office, The Daily Beast reported Monday.” AL:  CANDIDATES ACCUSED.  WKRG.  “Alabama’s secretary of state says 92 political candidates and donation groups have broken campaign finance rules.” GA:  IGNORED PROCESS.  AJC. […]

Political Law Links 4-27-2017

TESTING PRIVACY.   WTSP.   “President Donald Trump supporters, listen up – someone is posting your name, how much you’ve donated, where you live and what you do all in one place online.” ETHICS ACCUSATION.    USN.  “Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse filed an ethics complaint Tuesday against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt over a planned May 5 appearance as the […]

Political Law Links for April 26, 2017

FORMER TREASURER SENTENCED.   OCR.  “A Republican activist who embezzled more than $200,000 from Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s re-election campaign was ordered Tuesday to serve a year in jail and five years of formal probation and to pay back the money he stole.” JUDGE SETS PENALTY.  DM.  “Former Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell and her campaign committee have been fined […]