Category Archives: Elections
Beer, wine and voter ID laws: Beer and Wine Wholesalers Among Those Behind Legislators Pushing Controversial New Election Rules.
Recently an article by Paul Abowd of the Center for Public Integrity regarding Voter ID Laws was published in The National Law Review: Wholesalers among those behind legislators pushing controversial new election rules. Some of America’s best known brands are dropping their membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council at least partly in response to controversy over the group’s …
GOP Super PAC Men Seek to Overturn Donation Limits: Conservatives Set Sights on Repealing Election-Cycle Contribution Limits to Candidates
An article by Michael Beckel of the Center for Public Integrity was recently published in The National Law Review. The article discussed Donation Limits from PAC’s: GOP super PAC men want to make it easier to donate to dozens of candidates Conservatives set sights on repealing election-cycle contribution limits to candidates As unlimited contributions flow into super PACs this …
Drug Lobby Gave $9.4 Million to Nonprofits that Spent Big on 2010 Election
An article by Michael Beckel of the Center for Public Integrity regarding a Drug Lobby’s contribution to the 2010 Elections recently appeared in The National Law Review: PhRMA gives largest chunk of $4.5 million to conservative group, American Action Network The drug lobby’s trade association was a multimillion-dollar donor to nonprofit groups that were actively working to elect federal …
Help for Super PACs on its Way: At Least Four Cabinet Members May Go to Bat for Democratic Super PACs
An article regarding Super PAC’s was recently published in The National Law Review by Michael Beckel of the Center for Public Integrity: Fundraising activities are limited, but star power brings in the bucks At least four Cabinet members appear ready and willing to answer President Barack Obama’s call to help fill the coffers of Democratic outside spending groups, …
Copyright Lessons from the Campaign Trail: Romney, Gingrich and Fair Use
Recently found in The National Law Reviewwas an article by Geri L. Haight of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. regarding Copyrights and Fair Use: This Republican primary season has provided lots of fodder for political blogs, but it has also provided a few gems relating to — what else — trademark issues. Now, U.S. copyright law is …
‘Outsider’ Candidate Santorum Collected Millions in Corporate PAC Money
An article published in the National Law Review recently by Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta of the Center for Public Integrity regarding Candidate Santorum’s PAC Campaign Donations: Santorum’s corporate backers: Santorum took on ‘special interests’ while collecting millions in corporate PAC money Who bankrolled Rick Santorum? Rick Santorum the presidential candidate casts himself as a Washington outsider, “one of the …
‘Super PACs’ Spend $13 Million on Early Primaries, Romney Top Beneficiary
Posted previously by the National Law Review, an article by The Center for Public Integrity regarding Super PACs Spending on Early Primaries: New outside spending groups, dubbed super PACs, that can accept unlimited donations from corporations and wealthy individuals, spent $12.9 million in Iowa and other early GOP battleground states through New Year’s Day, according to an …
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