Month: June 2013

Thursday’s political law links, 6/27/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Maine, Missouri, Texas, West Virginia

SCOTUS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. HuffPo. “Ethics laws requiring disclosure of spousal income, banning gifts to spouses from certain sources and banning nepotism will now apply to elected, executive and federal agency officials in same-sex marriages and unions. Also, married same-sex couples will now be able to give joint contributions from a single bank account to […]

Wednesday’s political law links, 6.26.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 26, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FEC, House, IRS, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Voting

VRA DECISION IMPACT. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act will change the country’s politics. And in some cases, the change could come as soon as 2014.” FREE SPEECH OPINION. Here. DID LERNER WAIVE? The Hill. “The House Oversight Committee will vote Friday on whether an Internal Revenue […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 6.25.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Connecticut, DC, FCC, IRS

IRS UPDATE. The Hill. “The IRS was improperly screening groups seeking tax-exempt status when its acting chief took over in May — close to two weeks after the nation first learned that the agency had targeted conservative groups.” STILL INAPPROPRIATE? Politico. “The IRS continued to use “inappropriate and questionable criteria” to flag groups seeking a […]