Category: House

Updated political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 18, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, House, LDA, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

UPDATE: 9/18, 8:30 p.m. Here’s an update to today’s political law links to reflect some late-breaking developments. The next set of links will be prepared on Thursday, Sept. 20th. ROMNEY VIDEO AND THE LAW. Forbes. “It’s illegal in twelve states to record covertly at least the audio portion of a conversation where all parties have […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Mon., 9/17/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 17, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, FCC, Georgia, House, LDA, Montana, Voting

CU REVEAL. The Post. “The biggest scoop in the [Toobin’s] book relates to the Citizens United campaign finance case, which said the First Amendment prohibits restrictions on corporate spending in elections. Toobin reveals that Roberts originally drafted a narrow opinion that held simply that the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act did not apply to Citizens […]

Thursday’s political law links (9/13/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 13, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Executive Branch, FEC, House, Indiana, IRS, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania

HATCH ACT ISSUES. Politico. “HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits certain political activity, when she made ‘extemporaneous partisan remarks’ during a speech in her official capacity earlier this year, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said Wednesday.” POLITICS AND COMMITTEE WEBSITES. Point of Order discusses political content on websites run by […]