Category: FCC

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 5-6-13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 6, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, IRS, Kansas

POST ON POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. Here. “In an economy in which the federal government spends one out of every five dollars and influences the spending of many more, it’s no surprise that private-sector players would pay big bucks to find out what it’s going to do next.” I’ll have a lot more on political intelligence news […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/26

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 26, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, Illinois, LDA, New Jersey

OPINION ON SAME SEX CONTRIBUTION ISSUE. LAT. “Married same-sex couples cannot make joint contributions to federal candidates as opposite-sex couples are permitted to do, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday, a decision that gay rights advocates said reinforced their case for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act.” EQUAL TIME AND COLBERT. Slate. “With the show’s […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 3/25/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FARA, FCC, FEC, Florida, Foreign Laws, IRS, Montana, New Jersey

MCFARLANE AND FARA ISSUE. The Post. “The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on behalf of the government of Sudan in violation of federal law.” CFR DEAL FROM THE ATLANTIC. Here. “A clean trade would ameliorate both problems. First, pass legislation […]