Washington’s foreign agents are able to operate in a legal gray zone thanks to ambiguities in the law and less-than-stringent enforcement. Foreign lobbying has come to the forefront due to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russia and the Trump campaign.Source: Foreign lobbying law open to exploitation...
WASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, today unanimously rejected a First Amendment challenge in Holmes, et. al v.Source: Appeals Court cpholds per-election contribution limit in Holmes, et. al v. FEC...
LAST WEEK, the Federal Election Commission took a rare unanimous vote to begin drafting regulations that would require greater transparency in online political advertising. The motion is a welcome sign of life from a group long paralyzed by partisanship.Source: After Russia’s election interference, pulling back the curtain on online ads...
WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. is investigating whether Representative Robert A. Brady of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, illegally paid a political opponent $90,000 to drop out of a 2012 primary race, court documents show. Two of Mr.Source: Pennsylvania Congressman Is Under F.B.I. Scrutiny, Court Records Show...
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On November 17, the Ninth Circuit issued a four-page opinion, upholding the California Secretary of State’s refusal to allow the Independent Party to file as a political body. Independent Party v Padilla, 16-15895.Source: Ninth Circuit Upholds California Secretary of State’s Refusal to Allow the Independent Party to File as a Political Body...
Posted by “This case is about one of the greatest threats to American democracy today: partisan gerrymandering.” So begins the complaint in a lawsuit challenging a state’s heavily-gerrymandered districting plan. The case isn’t Gill v.Source: The other court fight over gerrymandering...
In an order Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said a Justice Department attorney told the court Friday that the President’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity “will not meet in December.”Source: Judge: Trump voter fraud commission on ice till next year...
Source: FEC must keep the Internet a place for free minds, free speech...
MONEYBALL POLITICS took a great leap forward when the Supreme Court opened the door to campaign contributions from corporations and unions in the 2010 case Citizens United v. FEC.Source: The House tax bill unleashes a dangerous avalanche of campaign cash...
