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PACs have freedom of speech and association, 8th Circuit says in allowing transfers between PACs

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Missouri law banning donations between political action committees violates the First Amendment. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, report the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Associated Press and the Constitutional Law Prof Blog. The ban “limits the donor-PAC’s…

Sep 12, 2018 8:35 AM CDT

State Farm to pay $250M to settle suit claiming it orchestrated win of justice who voted its way

State Farm has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action claiming the insurer created a RICO enterprise to secretly fund the election of Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, who later voted to overturn a $1.05 billion verdict against the Bloomington, Illinois-based company.

Sep 10, 2018 10:48 AM CDT

Court may bar use of North Carolina congressional map in next election due to partisan gerrymander

A three-judge panel said Monday it may require North Carolina or a special master to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the November elections because the boundaries were unconstitutionally drawn in 2016 to benefit Republicans. The panel ruled after the U.S. Supreme Court directed it to reconsider whether the North…

Aug 28, 2018 8:20 AM CDT

Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to 8 crimes: Now what?

Late Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to eight counts related to campaign-finance and financial abuses. In doing so, he admitted in court that he made payments to silence two women—adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal—at Trump’s behest to affect the 2016 presidential campaign.

Aug 22, 2018 8:17 AM CDT

Michael Cohen pleads guilty to campaign finance violations, tax and bank fraud

Updated: Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and so-called fixer for President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to eight counts of campaign finance violations and bank and tax fraud after surrendering to the FBI on Tuesday.

Aug 21, 2018 4:36 PM CDT

Michael Cohen reportedly being investigated over more than $20M in loans to his taxi business

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are considering filing criminal charges by the end of August against Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump. Investigators are reportedly examining whether Cohen obtained more than $20 million in loans in December 2014 for his taxi business by misrepresenting the value of…

Aug 20, 2018 9:51 AM CDT

Roger Stone aide in contempt after refusal to testify in Russia probe; ‘Manhattan Madam’ to testify

A former aide to Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, has been held in contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury convened by special counsel Robert Mueller in the probe of Russian influence in the 2016 election. Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell of Washington,…

Aug 10, 2018 11:52 AM CDT

Did Kavanaugh’s ‘one race’ assertion signal a vote against racial preferences?

Supporters of affirmative action are concerned about a 2012 opinion of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that delayed but ultimately allowed a voter ID law in South Carolina opposed by the Obama administration’s Justice Department.

Aug 10, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Are states obligated to educate formerly incarcerated people about their new voting rights?

The last few years have been good for former prisoners hoping to regain the ability to vote. In New York, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued pardons in May to nearly 25,000 parolees in order to restore their voting rights. In Virginia, in an ongoing effort to get more people to…

Aug 10, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

After Cohen’s lawyer releases McDougal tape, dispute arises over what Trump said about cash payment

The tape appears to show President Donald Trump had some familiarity with the National Enquirer’s $150,000 payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal for the rights to her story, though a lawyer for Trump differs with that interpretation.

Jul 25, 2018 8:10 AM CDT

Indicted Russian company cites Kavanaugh opinion on campaign finance in bid to get charge tossed

An indicted Russian company accused of taking part in an “information warfare” campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election is citing an opinion by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a bid to get the charge dismissed. Concord Management and Consulting, indicted in February by special counsel Robert Mueller, says…

Jul 20, 2018 4:05 PM CDT

Cohen secretly recorded Trump discussing Playmate payment; Giuliani calls it ‘exculpatory’

Donald Trump discussed payments to an ex-Playboy model in a conversation secretly recorded by his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen two months before the election, Rudy Giuliani acknowledged in a conversation with the New York Times.

Jul 20, 2018 11:23 AM CDT

Ohio’s limitations on judicial candidates are constitutional, 6th Circuit rules

A three-judge panel from the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Ohio’s fundraising and partisan limitations placed on judicial candidates.

Jun 27, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

Supreme Court remands partisan gerrymandering case from North Carolina

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday remanded a partisan gerrymandering case from North Carolina that had alleged Republicans drew federal congressional district lines to give themselves an advantage.

Jun 25, 2018 1:17 PM CDT

Supreme Court strikes down one legislative district in Texas as racial gerrymander, upholds others

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down one state legislative district in Texas as a racial gerrymander, but upheld several other redrawn districts, including two federal congressional districts.

Jun 25, 2018 9:57 AM CDT

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