Category: Executive Branch

Here are my political law links for Thursday, watch the weather out there and be safe

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 28, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Tennessee

WATERS CASE UPDATE. Politico reports. “Five months after her ethics trial was postponed and the investigation reopened, the ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) remains in limbo.” EO ISSUE IN THE NEWS. The Hill. “More than two dozen Senate Republicans on Tuesday warned President Obama that they oppose a planned executive order (EO) requiring […]

Facebook and Republicans, alternative engine news, draft EO issues, and #tcamp11 is coming in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 27, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, Indiana, IRS, LDA, Maryland, Nevada, Social Media, Voting

DOES FACEBOOK OWE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE? RedState has a post here about President Obama’s recent event at Facebook headquarters. “When the GOP has a nominee, Facebook should be fair and give the GOP nominee equal time.” FORMER SENATOR COLEMAN MOVES. Politico has the news. “Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is headed to law/lobbying powerhouse Hogan […]

Ensign, D’Amato’s poker face, Q1 LDA news, and Anzac Day controversy in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 25, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, Executive Branch, House, LDA, Louisiana, Senate, Washington

WHEN RESIGNATION DOESN’T STOP THE PAIN. The Times covers Sen. Ensign’s decision to resign here. Does his resignation avoid the release of more from Senate Ethics? You might think. “But in interviews Friday, officials said the two leaders of the Ethics Committee — both the top Democrat and the top Republican — had decided not […]