Category: FCC

Commissioner on Twitter, profiles in Politico, draft EO update, and more political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 29, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, California, Executive Branch, FCC, Florida, LDA, Voting

WHO’S ON TWITTER? Ann Ravel, the Chair of California’s Fair Political Practices Commission, is on Twitter here. The story is here. The agency’s new Facebook page is here. K ST. AND THE DEBT CEILING. The Hill. POLITICAL LAWYERS PROFILED IN POLITICO. Here. A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST. “The Influence Industry” feature in The Post has […]

Thursday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 9, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, DC, FCC, Foreign Laws, LDA

GETTING THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE OFF THE BOOKS. The Hill. “The [FCC] stopped enforcing the rule in 1987 after concluding it was unconstitutional, but in recent years some Democrats have suggested reviving the policy in response to the increasingly partisan nature of cable news.” EARMARKS AND 2012. The Post. “Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has used op-ed […]

Daniels, Cain, Pawlenty news, super PACs, the impact of CU nationwide and more political law links today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 23, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, FEC, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico

NO FOR DANIELS. Politico. “Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels told supporters in an email early Sunday that he will not run for president in 2012, a decision he said ultimately came down to his family’s reticence about a campaign.” CAIN ANNOUNCES. Politico. PAWLENTY MAKING MADE IT OFFICIAL?. Roll Call. UPDATE: The Times: “In another slickly produced […]