[EL] Edwards indicted

[JBoppjr at aol.com]

I am no fan of an expansive interpretations of campaign finance law, but  
isn't the problem here that a contribution is deemed to be "anything of value 
 made by any person for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal 
 office."  There is certainly no doubt that buying Edward's mistress's  
silence, during his campaign for President, was for that purpose.  So why  is 
Scott Thomas so definitive that this was not a contribution, when he is a fan 
 of expansive interpretations?  Jim Bopp
 
 
In a message dated 6/3/2011 10:57:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:



 
_John Edwards Indicted for Campaign Finance Violations_ 
(http://volokh.com/2011/06/03/john-edwards-indicted-for-campaign-finance-violations/) 
_Rick Hasen & John Matsusaka,  guest-blogging_ 
(http://volokh.com/author/rickhasen/)  • June 3, 2011 10:52 am

 
You can read the indictment_  here_ 
(http://www.wral.com/asset/news/local/wral_investigates/2011/06/03/9679542/John_Edwards.PDF) .  The _Washington  
Post_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-edwards-indictment-expected-today/2011/06/03/AGQwEuHH_story.html)  _reports_ 
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-edwards-indictment-expected-today/2011/06/03/AGQwEuHH_stor
y.html)   on the indictment. 
I’m not at all sure that if Edwards is convicted that the campaign finance  
charges will stick.  There may even be constitutional issues. 
I will be writing more about this, especially over at the _Election  Law 
Blog_ (http://electionlawblog.org/) .  My blog is down right now, maybe 
because of a surge of  traffic from being linked by this NY Times _editorial_ 
(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri2.html)  on  the Virginia 
contributions case.
 
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