Category Archives: conflict of interest laws
House Passes H.R. 1
Final vote: 234-193.
UPDATE: The text of the whole thing [will be] here. (As of 7:30pm ET on 3/8/19, the only text appears to be from an earlier version: the version actually considered is a combination of this… Continue reading
“With Sweeping Document Request, Democrats Launch Broad Trump Corruption Inquiry”
NYT:
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee delivered a flurry of document demands to the executive branch and the broader Trump world on Monday that detailed the breadth of the Democrats’ investigation into possible obstruction of justice, corruption… Continue reading
“The Remarkable Tale of the Corporate Lobbyist Sworn in as a Temporary U.S. Senator”
David Dayen:
Few have paid much attention to Kyl, who is wrapping up one of the strangest and — to his critics — one of the most corrupt tenures in the modern history of the Senate. Kyl was a registered… Continue reading
“What Happens When Politicians Who Oversee Elections Are Also the Candidates?”
NYT:
It was only a week ago that Rick Scott, the Republican governor of Florida and candidate for the United States Senate, claimed on television that “rampant fraud” was perhaps imperiling his election to Congress, and that he was asking… Continue reading
“Republican Gov. Rick Scott Was Just Sued Over His Role In The Florida Recount”
BuzzFeed:
Republican Gov. Rick Scott has filed at least five lawsuits since Thursday against county election officials and instructed state police to investigate them for “fraud.” But on Monday, a group of Florida voters and organizations filed their own lawsuit… Continue reading
Senator Kyl Not Filing Senate Disclosure Forms, May Leave Senate and Never File Them
“Trump Directed Legal Action to Enforce Stormy Daniels’s Hush Agreement”
WSJ:
President Trump personally directed an effort in February to stop Stormy Daniels from publicly describing an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump, people familiar with the events say….
Mr. Trump told Mr. Cohen to coordinate the legal response… Continue reading
“Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Dismiss Emoluments Lawsuit”
NYT:
Congressional Democrats cleared a key hurdle on Friday in their effort to sue President Trump over whether he is illegally profiting from business dealings with foreign governments, in a case that could give the lawmakers access to the Trump… Continue reading
“It’s Not Just Kobach: Three Vote-Suppressing Secretaries of State Are Overseeing Their Own Elections”
Pema Levy for Mother Jones.
“No law prevents Kris Kobach from overseeing the likely recount in his own race”
KC Star:
No law requires Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to recuse himself from a recount in the governor’s race, but legal and political experts say that he should to maintain trust in the election.
Republican legislative leaders said… Continue reading
“Georgia groups call on GOP gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp to step down as the state’s elections chief”
WaPo:
Activist groups in Georgia are calling on Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp to step down as secretary of state, a post that includes responsibility for overseeing the state’s elections.
Kemp, through his campaign spokesman, has said he will not… Continue reading
“In Ruling Against Trump, Judge Defines Anticorruption Clauses in Constitution for First Time”
NYT:
A lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the Constitution by maintaining a financial interest in his company’s Washington hotel cleared a critical hurdle on Wednesday when a federal judge allowed the case to move forward.
In the first judicial … Continue reading
“All Expenses Paid – How Leadership PACs Became Politicians’ Preferred Ticket to Luxury Living”
Release:
A new report released today by Issue One and Campaign Legal Center (CLC) called, “All Expenses Paid: How Leadership PACs Became Politicians’ Preferred Ticket to Luxury Living”reveals how many federal lawmakers continue to exploit loopholes and lax enforcement… Continue reading