Author: Eric Brown

Good to the Last Drop

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 8, 2008
Categories In HLOGA, House

The AFJ Blog has an update on the coffee controversy percolating in the House. The post refers to the new House Ethics Manual. The coffee issue is discussed at pages 50-52 of the manual.

New PACs, Smaller Limits

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 8, 2008
Categories In FEC

CQ reports that candidate Aaron Schock (IL-18th C.D.) has formed a leadership PAC. Along with giving his backers an additional outlet to assist Schock in his political endeavors, his leadership PAC also is allowed under federal law to accept and donate funds in greater increments than other political campaign committees. For example, Schock’s new leadership […]

Democratic Leadership Council Case Decided

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 7, 2008
Categories In IRS

The District Court for the District of Columbia released its opinion in DLC, Inc. v. USA. Among the issues involved was the propriety of the IRS’s retroactive revocation of the DLC’s 501(c)(4) status. The court concludes (footnote omitted): It may be that the DLC is unworthy of 501(c)(4) status. But the Government gave it that […]