Category: FEC

Today’s political law links, 2/20/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 20, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Florida, IRS, Maryland

AGGREGATE LIMIT CASE TO BE HEARD. USAT. “In a move that could signal the end of a key restriction on political giving, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider a case challenging the limit on how much individuals can donate directly to federal candidates and political parties.” SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE. The Times. […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (2/19/13)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 19, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, House, Montana, Nebraska, Senate

BENEFITS TRUST AND WALGREENS REACH AGREEMENT ON POLITICAL DISCLOSURE. HLS Forum on Corp. Governance and Financial Reg. “The UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust (Trust) and leading drugstore chain Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) recently announced an agreement to a multi-year collaboration in which the company would develop a best practice policy approach to corporate political spending and […]

Political law links for Thurs., 2/14/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 14, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, FARA, FEC, Georgia, House, Iowa, IRS, Montana

IRAQ HIRES. Politico. “The government of Iraq is in the final stages of inking a contract with the Podesta Group as its first Washington lobbying firm, POLITICO has learned.” LESSIG WRITES. CPI. “Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig and his campaign finance reform organization, Rootstrikers, are today calling on Federal Election Commission Chairwoman Ellen Weintraub […]