Category: Maryland

7.31 political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 31, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Mass., Mississippi

BRITAIN ON-LINE MAGAZINE VIEW ON US CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Spike. “When James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, he and his enlightened peers believed their fellow men were potentially free-thinking, rational and autonomous agents, capable of enjoying ever-more freedom. Today we need a similar communal self-confidence; and we need to resist the calls to limit how […]

Thurs. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date July 10, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, New York City

COCHRAN AMENDS. WAPT. “U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s campaign staff is amending its campaign finance reports because of a $50,000 payment to a staff member.” WEAPONIZING CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Mackinac Center. “The growing labyrinth of government campaign finance regulation is an institutional ‘down escalator’ for the political free speech rights at the core of this democracy.” SUPER […]

Tues. political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 17, 2014
Categories In A.M. Report, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Oregon

SUPER PAC SPENDS. Roll Call. “A Republican Super PAC has spent over $500,000 opposing a New York tea party candidate in the June 24th Republican primary.” SUPER KOCH. Politico. “During a closed-door gathering of major donors in Southern California on Monday, the political operation spearheaded by the Koch brothers unveiled a significant new weapon in […]