Category: LDA

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/29/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 29, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, House, LDA, New York, Voting, Washington

TX MAP DECISION. The Times. “A federal court in Washington ruled on Tuesday that political maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in Texas discriminated against minority voters, a decision that black and Hispanic groups claimed as a victory and the state attorney general vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.” TECH IN TAMPA. ClickZ. “The […]

Political law links (8/28/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 28, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Colorado, DC, FEC, HLOGA, LDA, New Jersey, Social Media, Washington

NO ALI-FRAZIER SUPER PAC BRAWL. Bloomberg. “Ali versus Frazier, it wasn’t. But the co-founders of the super-political action committees supporting President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney attacked each other over the honesty of their ads, which have come to dominate presidential campaign advertising.” POP-UP TAMPA TECHNIQUE. Story here. ”The political conventions have always been […]

Political law links (8/27/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 27, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, LDA, South Carolina

TODAY CANCELED. The Times. “Organizers on Saturday evening canceled Monday’s scheduled events, citing safety concerns. Forecasters said Tampa was still likely to see a storm surge that could cause flooding in low-lying areas, including the Tampa convention center.” The revised schedule is online here. CONVENTION FINANCING. Roll Call. “This year, the political costs of making […]