Category: Executive Branch

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 4/15/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 15, 2013
Categories In Arizona, Connecticut, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont

ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED. The Hill. “A government watchdog group on Thursday filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the secretly taped strategy session that was leaked to the media this week.” STOCK ACT CHANGES. Politico. “Congress has quickly and quietly moved to considerably scale back financial disclosure requirements that were mandated by […]

Friday’s political law links, 4/12/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FEC, Utah, Virginia

CONTRACTORS PLEAD. The Post. “Two brothers whose defense business flourished with the help of Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) plan to plead guilty next week to overbilling the Defense Department for their work and paying kickbacks to win business, according to their attorneys and court records.” 5 CAMPAIGN FINANCE NUGGETS. Story here. “Now the guys […]

Today’s political law links, 4/10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 10, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina

PROSECUTORS’ SUSPENSIONS REVERSED. The Times. “An administrative judge has overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors whom the Justice Department had tried to discipline for failing to turn over evidence that might have helped the defense in the botched corruption trial against Senator Ted Stevens.” NPR ON HEARING. Here. HEARING AND PROBES. Politico. “Obama administration […]