Month: May 2013

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 5/9/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 9, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Delaware, Executive Branch, Florida, HLOGA, Iowa

COMMISSIONERS ON ENFORCEMENT. Politico. “The cries for changing the Federal Election Commission from some editorial boards and campaign finance lobbyists overlook the obvious dangers of an unchecked federal agency regulating the political involvement of citizens.” HOW CFR PLAYS IN EUGENE. Here. “Murkowski and Wyden deserve credit for putting forward a bipartisan proposal, but they face […]

Today’s political law links, 5/8/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 8, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, New York, South Carolina

FEC AGENDA. The agenda for tomorrow’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. BRIEF IN LIMITS CASE. The Hill. “The RNC said in its brief that the court should strike down aggregate limits because they infringe on donors’ First Amendment rights but don’t serve an appropriate and ‘narrowly tailored’ government interest.” “HISTORIANS” IN THE SHADOWS. […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 5/7

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 7, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, HLOGA, LDA, New Jersey, New York, Senate, South Carolina, Texas

LEVINSON ON SEC PROSPECTS. Here. “An unlikely government agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, may help to stem the tide of undisclosed money pumping through our political system in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC.” KAISER’S NEW BOOK PREVIEW. The Post. If you’re a fan of these […]