SS REIMBURSEMENT. WP. “Donald Trump’s campaign isn’t alone in patronizing his own businesses: taxpayers are indirectly doing so, too.” LEGAL SERVICES ISSUE. USAT. “The FEC probe began in 2011, when Schmidt’s Democratic foe in the 2008 election, David Krikorian, filed a complaint arguing Schmidt should have reported that $500,000 as an in-kind campaign donation. But […]
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Not infringing Olympic IP to promote today’s political law links
PAY TO PLAY STATUS. Burr & Forman. “The latest is the SEC’s position that it didn’t take any action on the new MSRB Rules extending pay-to-play prohibitions to municipal advisors, so it can’t be sued to stop the implementation of the regulations implemented by the MSRB under the SEC’s jurisdiction.” RNC RULES — HERE WE […]
Problematic DOJ tweet, for sure, and today’s political law links
DOJ TWEET IN THE NEWS. Hill. “A staffer at the Department of Justice is in hot water after sending a tweet about Melania Trump from the agency’s Twitter account.” RNC PLATFORM ON CFR. TI. “The GOP platform is a pre-emptive strike against bills like the 2010 DISCLOSE Act, which would have required nonprofit corporations to disclose […]