Category: Executive Branch

Political law links for Tuesday, July 5

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 5, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, DC, Executive Branch, FARA, FEC, Georgia, House, Pennsylvania

ETHICS PANEL CONFIRMS MATTERS. Roll Call. “The House Ethics Committee on Friday afternoon confirmed that it is looking into possible ethics violations by Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) and two House staffers.” RECESS CHANGES. Roll Call. “Some lobbyists like the new schedule House Republicans put in place this year. But even they […]

Political law links for today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Delaware, Executive Branch, FEC, House, IRS

LOOKING FOR MCCOMISH V. BENNETT? Check SCOTUSBlog around 10 a.m. today. QUESTIONS ON PRESIDENT’S TRIPS. The Post. MICRODONOR STRATEGY 2012. Bloomberg. “Donors who pledge $75,800 to the Obama Victory Fund will be named ‘Presidential Partners’ and will be invited to quarterly campaign briefings that are sometimes attended by the president, said a Democratic official who […]

Comedy central at the FEC and other political law links for Friday

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 24, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, LDA, Texas

COMEDY CENTRAL TIME AT THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. The FEC is scheduled to meet next week and one of the items on the agenda is an advisory opinion request from Stephen Colbert. STANFORD MONEY CASE. Bloomberg reports. “Five Democratic and Republican national political committees must return more than $1.7 million in contributions received from indicted […]