FEC Capitulates on Millionaires' Amendment for House and Senate

WASHINGTON – On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Davis v. FEC, 554 U.S. ___, No. 07-320, and found Sections 319(a) and 319(b) of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 — the so-called “Millionaires’ Amendment” (the “Amendment”) — unconstitutional because they violate the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Court’s analysis in Davis precludes enforcement of the House provision and effectively precludes enforcement of the Senate provision as well.

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Stan Quoted in NY Times re: Stevens Indictment

“It’s going to be a contest over whether he had the intent to conceal this,” said Stanley Brand, a prominent Washington defense lawyer. “Given that he paid for some of it, I don’t think that’s in dispute. He has a defense to put forth to a jury, and to some extent, that’s going to undercut the government’s contention that he intended to conceal all this.”

Unlike with a bribery charge, Mr. Brand said, the government is not expected to try to prove that Mr. Stevens had corrupt relationships with VECO executives and employees.

“No one is going to convict him for just failing to file his financial reports,” Mr. Brand said

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