Category: FCC

Political law links on the gift tax, draft EO, Colbert, and more

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 16, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FCC, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA

COLBERT AT THE FEC. National Journal has the pictures. Politico has a report here: “Technically, the requests asks the commission whether the airtime and other costs associated with any shows on which he promotes his hypothetical PAC would be considered a contribution from Comedy Central’s parent company, Viacom, or whether they would be exempted from […]

Bluman, (c)(4) news, Colbert, and more in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 12, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FCC, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, LDA

BLUMAN TODAY. “Non-citizens for Obama.” Could that be a new committee launched soon? A court will hear argument in Bluman v. Federal Election Commission today. GROUND RUMBLING IN (C)(4) LAND? Roll Call. “The IRS has begun enforcing an oft-ignored tax on contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups, potentially creating large gift tax liabilities for donors who […]

Lobbying, the money race, complaints, and ethics in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 23, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, House, LDA, Missouri, Senate

AMENDED COMPLAINT AGAINST MCCASKILL. Roll Call reports. “In a conference call with reporters, Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Lloyd Smith said the state party would file an amended complaint to the Senate Ethics Committee, asking the panel to review McCaskill’s use of the plane for two political events.” THIRD TRIAL FOR KEVIN RING. Roll Call. […]