Category: DC

Good morning, here are Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 16, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, HLOGA, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont

SENATORS FILE ON PAPER. Story here. “Candidates for the House and the presidency have been required for years to file their reports electronically, but in the Senate, e-filing is only voluntary.” CAMPAIGN DEBT. Politico. “Obama’s primary campaign committee Obama for America remains significantly in debt to vendors, consultants and other service providers more than six […]

Good morning, today’s political law links, 7-15

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 15, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, DC, Georgia, IRS, Montana, New York City, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia

FEC STRUGGLE. The Post. “Long-standing dysfunction at the Federal Election Commission reached a new level of personal acrimony in recent weeks, fueled by a power struggle between Republican commissioners and the agency’s top lawyer, who abruptly resigned.” NOMINATIONS MOVE. Levinthal. “The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will on July 24 conduct a confirmation hearing on […]

Good morning, today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 1, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, IRS, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia

DOMA AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Caplin & Drysdale. “Presumably, the Federal Election Commission will now interpret the word ‘spouse’ to include all legally married couples where it appears in federal campaign finance law. This would end DOMA’s discriminatory impact in this area.” DOMA’S LIKELY IMPACT. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The Supreme Court’s decision today invalidating the Defense of Marriage […]