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Good morning, today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 1, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, IRS, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia

DOMA AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Caplin & Drysdale. “Presumably, the Federal Election Commission will now interpret the word ‘spouse’ to include all legally married couples where it appears in federal campaign finance law. This would end DOMA’s discriminatory impact in this area.” DOMA’S LIKELY IMPACT. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The Supreme Court’s decision today invalidating the Defense of Marriage […]

Wednesday’s political law links, 6.26.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 26, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Const Law Issues, FEC, House, IRS, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Voting

VRA DECISION IMPACT. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act will change the country’s politics. And in some cases, the change could come as soon as 2014.” FREE SPEECH OPINION. Here. DID LERNER WAIVE? The Hill. “The House Oversight Committee will vote Friday on whether an Internal Revenue […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 6.25.13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Connecticut, DC, FCC, IRS

IRS UPDATE. The Hill. “The IRS was improperly screening groups seeking tax-exempt status when its acting chief took over in May — close to two weeks after the nation first learned that the agency had targeted conservative groups.” STILL INAPPROPRIATE? Politico. “The IRS continued to use “inappropriate and questionable criteria” to flag groups seeking a […]