Month: June 2013

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 6/6

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 6, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FCPA, FEC, House, New York, Wisconsin

FEC GC TO LEAVE. Roll Call. “Covington & Burling announced today that Tony Herman, the General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission, is returning to work at the firm. Herman was named the FEC General Counsel in September 2011.” MEMBER PAYMENTS QUESTIONS. USAT. “Over the past 10 years, Rep. Luis Gutierrez has paid a Chicago […]

Good morning, here are Wednesday’s political law links, 6/5

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 5, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, Connecticut, Executive Branch, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, Rule G-37

SPECIAL ELECTION SET. The Hill. “New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Tuesday called an Oct. 16 special election to fill the late-Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s (D) seat, sending voters to the polls just weeks before he faces his own reelection.” EMAIL SECRETS. Story here. “The Associated Press reported Tuesday that officials at the Environmental Protection […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 6/4

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 4, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, DC, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

UNION PAYS. WFB. “One of the Democratic Party’s largest political contributors must pay a former employee who was fired from his job because he refused to donate to a union political action committee (PAC).” MORE HEARINGS. The Post. “Congress on Monday held its fourth hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups, this […]