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19 Apr 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Ex-Congressman Asks 11th Circuit to Toss Six-Figure Campaign Finance Penalty Courthouse News Service – Kayla Gogging | Published: 4/16/2024 Former U.S. [read post]
18 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
California – Report: Anaheim PACs, campaigns coordinated in 2018 mayor race, possibly violating law MSN – Michael Slaten and Tony Saavedra (Orange County Register) | Published: 8/10/2023 Investigators in Anaheim found deep levels of coordination between PACs and former Mayor Harry Sidhu’s campaign in 2018, a possible violation of state election laws. [read post]
30 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The voluntary interview, which took place under what is known as a proffer agreement, was a significant development in the election interference investigation led by Jack Smith, the special counsel, and the latest indication that Smith and his team are actively seeking witnesses who might cooperate in the case. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Prosecutors Have Recording of Trump Discussing Sensitive Iran Document MSN – Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey, and Carol Leonnig (Washington Post) | Published: 5/31/2023 Special counsel Jack Smith has obtained a 2021 recording in which Donald Trump appears to brag about having a classified document related to Iran, suggesting the former president understood both the legal and security concerns around his possession of such restricted information. [read post]
7 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The new details highlight the degree to which special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the potential mishandling of hundreds of classified national security papers at Trump’s Florida home and private club has come to focus on the obstruction elements of the case – whether the former president took or directed actions to impede government efforts to collect all the sensitive records. [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities Canada – Liberals, Conservatives and Bloc Approve Loosening of Ethical Lobbying Rules Western Standard – Lee Harding | Published: 3/27/2023 In a letter to Commissioner of Lobbying Nancy Bélanger, the House of Commons Ethics Committee approved of the commissioner’s proposed changes to the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct. [read post]
17 Feb 2023, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Disinformation Comes to a HeadSeattle Times – Steven Lee Myers (New York Times) | Published: 2/9/2023 The attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, both Republicans, have sued the White House and dozens of officials like Dr. [read post]
20 Jul 2022, 5:27 pm
McGovern, the CECC’s Chair and Cochair respectively and CECC Commissioners Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Angus King (I-ME), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Representatives Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).The letter is the end product of a coordinated effort to focus US policy on middle and lower level officials throughout the administrative apparatus that are,… [read post]
1 Jul 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Highlights Legal Risks for Trump Yahoo News – Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush (New York Times) | Published: 6/29/2022 The extent to which the Justice Department’s expanding criminal inquiry into the insurrection at the U.S. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Ethics of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Other Justices Questioned at Hearing MSN – Ella Lee (USA Today) | Published: 4/28/2022 Experts and lawmakers questioned how strict ethics rules should be for U.S. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Transition Elevates Former Facebook Exec as Ethics Arbiter Politico – Alex Thompson and Theodoric Meyer | Published: 10/1/2020 Joe Biden’s transition team named Jessica Hertz, until recently a Facebook executive focused on government regulations, as its general counsel and charged her with navigating conflicts-of-interest and other ethical issues for the Biden administration-in-waiting, a move that drew immediate fire from the left. [read post]
17 Sep 2020, 2:40 pm by Bridget Crawford
Below the fold are the results of the 2020-2021 Law Professor Twitter Census. [read post]
11 Sep 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Network of News Sites Must Register as a Political Committee Due to Democratic Links, Complaint Alleges Washington Post – Michelle Ye Hee Lee | Published: 9/3/2020 A complaint filed with the FEC alleges a national network of local media websites must register as a political committee because of its ties to a Democratic-aligned group. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Democrats, Election Watchdogs See ‘Glaring Hole’ in Postal Service Pledge to Roll Back Recent Changes Washington Post – Tony Romm, Lisa Rein, and Jacob Bogage | Published: 8/19/2020 The U.S. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trump Signs Order That Could Punish Social Media Companies for How They Police Content, Drawing Criticism and Doubts of Legality Seattle Times – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm (Washington Post) | Published: 5/28/2020 President Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing the ability of the government to regulate social media platforms. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 11:52 am by Tom Kosakowski
Here's the full text of what was sent in an email to members:The California Caucus of College and University Ombuds stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and with the victims of police brutality, their families, and those who are protesting racism in the wake of the brutal killings and the centuries-long systemic targeting of Black people in America.As an organization that promotes peaceful resolution, collaboration, and that works with individuals to address systemic concerns, CCCUO… [read post]
15 May 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Plans to Stay Home, Testing Limits of Virtual Campaign AP News – Bill Barrow and Steve Peoples | Published: 5/12/2020 Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 4:02 am by Edith Roberts
Briefly: Tony Mauro reports at The National Law Journal that former deputy U.S. [read post]