Category: Indiana

Mon. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 14, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Indiana, Montana, Virginia

LEAHY 1A PUSH. Brattleboro Reformer. “U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., ushered a proposal out of committee this week that would amend the U.S. Constitution and allow for limits on campaign contributions. The Judiciary Committee, of which Leahy is chair, passed the proposal, 10-8.” THE POINT OF REFORM. WFB. “The campaign finance reform efforts of a […]

Mon. 5-5-14 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 5, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Foreign Laws, House, Illinois, Indiana, LDA, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Rhode Island, Virginia

THE ASSAULT ON FREE SPEECH. NRO. “What is the right amount of speech to give to citizens in politics? Both major parties are debating this question as the 2014 midterm elections approach.” A WAY FORWARD FOR CFR. Boston Globe. “Worried about the corrosive effects of unrestricted political spending, King persuaded the Senate leadership to let […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4-25-14

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 25, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Foreign Laws, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, New York

SUPER PAC SUGGESTIONS. NJ. “Candidates can’t legally talk strategy with a super PAC. But can they write a super PAC’s ad copy? That’s the question raised by a new page on Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s website, in which the New Hampshire Democrat is shopping what appears to be a 30-second ad script for an outside group. […]