Month: May 2013

Monday’s political law links, 5/13/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 13, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Arizona, California, Const Law Issues, IRS, Virginia

IRS TARGETS CONSERVATIVES. I had a special post on Saturday compiling a number of stories related to Friday’s startling revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups. With an IG report apparently coming shortly and congressional hearings assured, we’ll be hearing a lot more about this story. And to think it was just last Thursday that […]

Political Activity Law Alert: IRS targeted conservative groups

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 11, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, IRS

UPDATE: TOP OFFICIALS KNEW. The Hill. “According to that draft, the head of the IRS division that overseas tax-exempt groups became aware that conservative groups were being targeted for scrutiny in June, 2011.” UPDATE: WAYS AND MEANS DEMAND. Here. “The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight has thrown down an investigative gauntlet to the […]

Here are Friday’s political law links, 5/10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 10, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, New York, New York City, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia

ENDING PUBLIC FUNDING: WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY IN THE FUND? Heritage. “H.R. 1724, the Kids First Research Act of 2013, sponsored by Representative Gregg Harper (R–MS), would end the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF). That’s the good news. But then the bill would authorize spending existing PECF funds on a new 10-year pediatric […]