Category: FEC

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 […]

Wednesday’s political law links, 4/24

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 24, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, Const Law Issues, FEC, Senate, Texas

BOB EDGAR, 69. News here. “Bob Edgar passed away suddenly this morning at his home in Northern Virginia at the age of 69, according to Common Cause, the democracy watchdog group for which Edgar served as president and CEO.” PRISON IN CONTRIBUTION CASE. Story here. “Developer Jay Odom was sentenced to six months in federal […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 4/15/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 15, 2013
Categories In Arizona, Connecticut, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont

ETHICS COMPLAINT FILED. The Hill. “A government watchdog group on Thursday filed an ethics complaint against Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the secretly taped strategy session that was leaked to the media this week.” STOCK ACT CHANGES. Politico. “Congress has quickly and quietly moved to considerably scale back financial disclosure requirements that were mandated by […]