Category: FARA

Political law links for Thurs., 2/14/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 14, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FARA, FEC, Georgia, House, Iowa, IRS, Montana

IRAQ HIRES. Politico. “The government of Iraq is in the final stages of inking a contract with the Podesta Group as its first Washington lobbying firm, POLITICO has learned.” LESSIG WRITES. CPI. “Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig and his campaign finance reform organization, Rootstrikers, are today calling on Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/17)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 17, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FEC, House, Kansas, Nevada, Tennessee

TWITTER POLICE. Roll Call. “As Twitter use has expanded, lawmakers have struggled to nail down and then conform to specific rules and regulations regarding their behavior.” COORDINATION ISSUE ANALYSIS. NRO. “Campaign-finance restrictions are designed to advance progressivism, and it is natural to want to see progressives hoisted on their own petard. But those who would […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (7/9/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 9, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, Foreign Laws, House, Illinois, IRS, Missouri

INDEPENDENT GROUPS IN THE NEWS. The Times. “The Democratic Party’s Senate campaign arm will file a formal complaint on Monday with the Federal Election Commission against three of the Republicans’ biggest campaign groups, accusing them of willful violations of federal election law and asking that their electioneering be stopped.” EC REPORTING IN THE NEWS. The […]