Category: A.M. Report

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/17)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 17, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FEC, House, Kansas, Nevada, Tennessee

TWITTER POLICE. Roll Call. “As Twitter use has expanded, lawmakers have struggled to nail down and then conform to specific rules and regulations regarding their behavior.” COORDINATION ISSUE ANALYSIS. NRO. “Campaign-finance restrictions are designed to advance progressivism, and it is natural to want to see progressives hoisted on their own petard. But those who would […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Thurs., 8/16)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 16, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, IRS, LDA, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania

CONVENTION PARTY WATCH. Story here. “Armed with cameras and the press, the Sunlight Foundation and Public Citizen plan to crash convention parties in a double-teaming effort.” (C)(4) GIFT TAX ISSUES. Roll Call. “The Congressional Research Service released a report this week indicating that existing gift tax statutes can apply to contributions made to offshoots of […]

Political law links, 8/15/12

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 15, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, Maryland

SHAYS LOSES. Story here. “[Linda] McMahon defeated former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays in Tuesday’s GOP primary.” SHAYS CRUSHED. Story here. “With 20 percent of precincts reporting, McMahon routed Shays 75 to 25 percent, the AP reported.” MORE ON SHAYS DEFEAT. Here. “A defiant Republican electorate entrusted wrestling mogul McMahon with its Senate nomination for the […]