Category: LDA

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 4/26

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 26, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FCC, FEC, Illinois, LDA, New Jersey

OPINION ON SAME SEX CONTRIBUTION ISSUE. LAT. “Married same-sex couples cannot make joint contributions to federal candidates as opposite-sex couples are permitted to do, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday, a decision that gay rights advocates said reinforced their case for overturning the Defense of Marriage Act.” EQUAL TIME AND COLBERT. Slate. “With the show’s […]

Good morning, here are Tuesday’s political law links, 4/23

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 23, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, House, Illinois, IRS, LDA, New York, Pennsylvania

LAWSUIT IN ETHICS MATTER. The Hill. “Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is suing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and six other lawmakers, charging that they mishandled the ethics investigation that led to his public censure in late 2010.” OFA IN THE NEWS. Here. “Organizing for Action, the activist group that grew out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign, […]

Today’s political law links, 4/10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 10, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Arizona, Executive Branch, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina

PROSECUTORS’ SUSPENSIONS REVERSED. The Times. “An administrative judge has overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors whom the Justice Department had tried to discipline for failing to turn over evidence that might have helped the defense in the botched corruption trial against Senator Ted Stevens.” NPR ON HEARING. Here. HEARING AND PROBES. Politico. “Obama administration […]