Category: Minnesota

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Tues., June 26, 2012)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 26, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, LDA, Minnesota

SCOTUS AND CU. The Post. “A narrowly divided Supreme Court on Monday reaffirmed its landmark 2010 decision allowing corporations to spend unlimited money on elections, deciding that a state court was wrong to uphold Montana’s century-old ban on political spending by businesses.” The Times report is here. The decision is here. WH reaction is here. […]

Here are the political law links for Thurs., June 7, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 7, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, FEC, House, IRS, LDA, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin

IE STRATEGY. Roll Call. “From designating funds for specific races to sharing opposition research, Republicans and Democrats are perfecting the art of communicating without coordinating.” ETHICS AND REP. WATERS. The Hill. “The House Ethics Committee announced on Wednesday that Rep. Maxine Waters’s (D-Calif.) rights were not violated in its investigation of her and its case […]

Good morning, here are political law links for Wed., May 30, 2012

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 30, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, FEC, IRS, Maryland, Minnesota, Rule G-37, Rule G-42

KIRK PAYMENTS IN THE NEWS. Chicago Trib. “At the heart of the matter is Vertolli’s assertion that the Kirk campaign may have improperly hidden money to McCracken by paying her through another company working for the campaign.” ROLLING STONE ON SUPER PAC DONORS. Here. “Even more money from megadonors is flowing into newly created Super […]