Category: Executive Branch

Friday’s political law links for Sept. 30, 2011

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 30, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Courts & Cases, Executive Branch, Foreign Laws, IRS

ETHICS INQUIRY REQUEST FOR THOMAS. Roll Call. “A group of House Democrats alleging that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas violated ethics rules by failing to report his wife’s income called for a federal investigation into the matter today.” NEA SUPPORTS AJA. The Hill. “The National Education Association (NEA) launched a multistate television ad campaign Wednesday […]

Thursday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 28, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, IRS

COMPLAINTS AGAINST NONPROFITS FILED. Roll Call. “Two campaign finance reform groups on Tuesday called on the Internal Revenue Service to investigate whether nonprofit organizations that have become popular vehicles for injecting millions of dollars into political campaigns are eligible for the tax-exempt status they currently claim.” Politico‘s coverage is here. LABOR IE EFFORT. Politico. ” […]

Tuesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 26, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, Illinois, LDA, Maryland

FACEBOOK PAC LAUNCH. TechCrunch. “Facebook has filed to establish FB PAC, a political action committee intended to ‘give [Facebook’s] employees a way to make their voice heard in the political process,’ presumably over and above voting and contributing independently to campaigns and other PACs.” The Times covers this development here. COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MOVE […]