SHAYS IN. Roll Call. “Former Rep. Christopher Shays, a prominent GOP moderate who lost re-election in 2008, is preparing to enter the race for retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman’s (I-Conn.) seat.” WATERS CASE UPDATE. The Post. “The House ethics committee is poised to pay a half-million dollars by year’s end to resolve the mess that remains […]
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Feignfold fighting, tax-exempt status denials, Waters news, and more political law links
FEINGOLD FIGHTING. Roll Call. “‘Almost nothing of our election laws is still standing,’ said Feingold, who now heads the political action committee Progressives United. The PAC’s mission is to counter and eventually reverse the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, which overturned the long-standing ban on corporate and union spending for […]
Thursday’s political law links
SUPER PACS AND CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER SOLICITATIONS. The Times opines. REP. ISSA SEEKS RECORDS. Politico. “The California Republican sent a letter Wednesday to DNC Executive Director Patrick Gaspard demanding all DNC records, including invitation lists and RSVPs, relating to a policy discussion President Barack Obama held with business leaders in the White House’s Blue Room on March […]