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Loopholes, the law, and the wild west in today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 18, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Maryland, New York, Rule G-37, Vermont

RULES FOR INVESTMENT ADVISERS. Bloomberg. “Arguments last month before the D.C. Court of Appeals addressed the constitutionality of a rule adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2010, which regulates campaign contributions by investment advisers.” SNAPCHAT, CAMPAIGN LAW, AND 16. Fusion.net. “What is new, however, is the potential conundrum that an app like […]

Friday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 17, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, Wisconsin

HRC IDEAS. Slate. Hasen says “a constitutional amendment is a terrible way to try to fix the problem.” HRC DONATION POLICY. HuffPo. “Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will accept donations from lobbyists and political action committees, a difference in policy from the man she’s hoping to replace, President Barack Obama.” PARTY POWER DECLINE. NYT. “The uneventful passing of […]

political law links for today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date April 14, 2015
Categories In A.M. Report, California, House, Indiana, IRS, Maryland, Montana, New York

THROW OUT PROPOSAL. Sen. Hatch. “Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen calling for the agency to cancel its plans to broaden a proposed rule that would further restrict the speech and activities of a wide range of tax exempt organizations.” CRUZ STRUCTURE. […]