Category: Florida

Good morning, here are political law links for 4/1/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 1, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, Georgia, House, Nebraska, Voting

GREER SENTENCED. Story here. “An Orlando judge on Wednesday sentenced Jim Greer, former high-flying chairman of the Florida GOP, to 18 months in prison for stealing $125,000 from the party.” TRAVEL COSTS. Roll Call. “World traveler Rep. John Garamendi is gaining on fellow Rep. Jim McDermott.” CRAIG UPDATE. Story here. “A federal judge has refused […]

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 […]

Thursday’s political law links, 3/21/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 21, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Const Law Issues, FCPA, FEC, Florida, Foreign Laws, Georgia, New York, South Carolina

MSFT AND FCPA. The Post. “Microsoft has addressed allegations that its partners are being investigated by the U.S. government for engaging in illegal activity, saying that it will ‘cooperate fully in any government inquiries.’” MENENDEZ DRIP. US News. “As the scandal surrounding Senator Bob Menendez, D-N.J., grows into a steady drip, drip, drip of increasingly […]