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Have a great day, here are today’s political law links (7-25)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 25, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Executive Branch, FEC, House

POLITICAL LAW PROFITS. Story here. “The five law firms specializing in presidential campaigns have been paid $50 million since 1999 by candidates, political parties and political action committees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group that tracks campaign spending.” INSIDE POLITICAL LAW SITE. Covington’s new Inside Political Law site is online […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Wed., 7/18

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 18, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, House, IRS

LATEST ELECTION LAW NEWS. Wiley Rein’s Election Law News for July 2012 is available here. DISCLOSE DEAD. Story here. “Senate Democrats’ second attempt in less than 24 hours to advance the campaign finance bill failed Tuesday — even after at least 16 senators held the floor for six hours Monday night in support of the […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Thurs., 7/12/12

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 12, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, House, LDA

NEW DISCLOSE ACT. The Hill. “Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and eight other Senate Democrats proposed new legislation on Tuesday that seeks to counteract the 2010 Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot limit political spending by corporations, unions or other groups.” The Hill has a copy of the bill […]