Category: FCC

Good morning – here are political law links for Thurs.

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date December 13, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, House, Maryland, Minnesota

OCE AND FEC PRESS CONF. Roll Call. “The news conference that 11 government watchdog groups held Wednesday on Capitol Hill to discuss agencies that police congressional ethics and campaign finance was an apt metaphor for the popularity, or lack thereof, of the two topics among lawmakers.” LIEBERMAN FAREWELL. The Times. “The senior senator from Connecticut, […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (9/20)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 20, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FCC, FCPA, FEC, House, Kansas, LDA

USE OF TITLES ISSUE. The Post. “Officially, members can’t use their position for private fundraising, but ethics watchdogs were typically okay with the practice as long as it was clear that it was Joe Politician-the-man, not Joe Politician-the-official who was invoked.” LEVERS OF POWER. The Times. “Every president lives at the intersection of policy and […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Mon., 9/17/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 17, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, FCC, Georgia, House, LDA, Montana, Voting

CU REVEAL. The Post. “The biggest scoop in the [Toobin’s] book relates to the Citizens United campaign finance case, which said the First Amendment prohibits restrictions on corporate spending in elections. Toobin reveals that Roberts originally drafted a narrow opinion that held simply that the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act did not apply to Citizens […]