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Mon. political law links (9/24)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 24, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, FEC, House, IRS, LDA, Texas, Voting

NEW LDA ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ANNOUNCED. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia today announced two new civil enforcement actions against lobbying firms for failure to file required federal Lobbying Disclosure Act (“LDA”) reports.” SEN. CORNYN ON CFR. Roll Call. “It’s rare for a Republican leader to express a ‘transparency’ or ‘accountability’-based argument […]

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 […]

Good morning, here are Friday’s political law links (9/7)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 7, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Georgia, IRS, New York, Rule G-37, Rule G-42

RISK ALERT. Many thanks to the helpful reader who forwarded me this recent “National Examination Risk Alert” on MSRB pay-to-play rules. SUPER PAC LAUNCHES. Politico. “The YG Action Fund is launching nearly $2 million in television advertisements in Democratic-held districts Monday, the super PAC’s first buy of the general election.” BEING THERE. Story here. “Google, […]