POLITICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESURGENCE. WSJ. “You know the 2016 election is heating up when the Justice Department announces it’s gearing up to prosecute campaign-finance ‘coordination’ between candidates and outside groups. If you thought the IRS targeting of conservative nonprofits was troubling, watch what Justice can do to criminalize political speech.” CONTRIBUTION V. BRIBE. Marketplace. “Members […]
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TUESDAY AT THE FEC. The Federal Election Commission meeting scheduled for today has been moved to Tuesday. CARSON EXPLORING. WP. “Pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson finally announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a White House run on Tuesday, doing exactly what everyone has been expecting him to do for months.” FIRST LADIES AND ETHICS. […]
Mon. 3-2-15 political law links
NEW SCRUTINY. WP. “The Justice Department is stepping up scrutiny of the increasingly cozy ties between candidates and their outside allies, a move that could jolt the freewheeling campaign-finance atmosphere ahead of the 2016 elections.” TESTING, TESTING. Miami Herald. “As Jeb Bush continues a torrid fundraising schedule across the country, he is pushing new boundaries […]