PAY TO PLAY AND MSRB UPDATE. Steptoe. “While regulators will seek to adjust in a post-McCutcheon world, counsel for targeted entities – in this case those entities that may do business with or advise municipalities – must first determine whether they meet the definition of ‘municipal advisor’ as set out by the SEC.” SUPER PAC […]
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More McCutcheon plus today’s political law links
ANOTHER MCCONNELL WIN. National Review. “Since Alito and Roberts were added to the Court, McConnell has been involved in six attempts to dismantle campaign regulations. Six times he has prevailed.” NAJVAR AND BACKER ON THE CASE. WT. “Shaun McCutcheon won because neither the Federal Election Commission nor the solicitor general could muster any coherent justification […]
Fri. political law links
PROPOSED RULES UNDER FIRE. WP. “Conservatives call it a scheme to silence President Obama’s critics. Liberals complain the administration risks trampling on the First Amendment.” DOCUMENT SOUGHT. MainJustice. Kevin Ring “is fighting for the public release of a presentation by federal prosecutors said to emphasize the steep penalties he was threatened with if he chose […]