RADEL RESIGNS. Roll Call. “An already brewing and nasty battle to oust an embattled Florida Republican escalated Monday when Rep. Trey Radel announced his resignation from Congress.” RESIGNATION AND ETHICS. Roll Call. “When embattled Florida Rep. Trey Radel ends his tenure in Congress at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the House Ethics Committee is also expected to […]
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Time for some political law links, 1-23-14
WHY INVESTIGATE RADEL? Roll Call. “In short, House rules require an Ethics investigation after a member is convicted and sentenced for a felony but leave it to the committee’s discretion as to whether to investigate members’ other involvement with the criminal justice system. Here, the Ethics Committee decided Radel’s circumstances warranted probing.” REID PROBE URGED. […]
Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links
TELEFORUM ON IRS PROPOSALS. Fed-Soc. It doesn’t look like the audio is online, yet, for last week’s teleforum on the (c)(4) proposal. TRAVEL RULES FOCUS. National Journal. “Big corporations bankroll some nonprofits, whose trips, in turn, can feature stops at the businesses of their corporate funders. As a bonus, the growing use of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, […]