Category: FEC

Friday’s political law links, 4/12/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 12, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Executive Branch, FEC, Utah, Virginia

CONTRACTORS PLEAD. The Post. “Two brothers whose defense business flourished with the help of Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) plan to plead guilty next week to overbilling the Defense Department for their work and paying kickbacks to win business, according to their attorneys and court records.” 5 CAMPAIGN FINANCE NUGGETS. Story here. “Now the guys […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/11/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 11, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, FEC, Foreign Laws, New York City, Virginia

FEC AGENDA. The agenda for today’s Federal Election Commission meeting is online here. CO: LOBBYIST VOWS FIGHT. Story here. “An ethics panel of three lawmakers is looking into a complaint against a pro-gun lobbyist stemming from a verbal argument at the capitol first reported by 9NEWS during the height of the floor debate over gun […]

Today’s political law links, 4/10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 10, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina

PROSECUTORS’ SUSPENSIONS REVERSED. The Times. “An administrative judge has overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors whom the Justice Department had tried to discipline for failing to turn over evidence that might have helped the defense in the botched corruption trial against Senator Ted Stevens.” NPR ON HEARING. Here. HEARING AND PROBES. Politico. “Obama administration […]