DOMA AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. Caplin & Drysdale. “Presumably, the Federal Election Commission will now interpret the word ‘spouse’ to include all legally married couples where it appears in federal campaign finance law. This would end DOMA’s discriminatory impact in this area.” DOMA’S LIKELY IMPACT. InsidePoliticalLaw.com. “The Supreme Court’s decision today invalidating the Defense of Marriage […]
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Thursday’s political law links, 6/27/13
SCOTUS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE. HuffPo. “Ethics laws requiring disclosure of spousal income, banning gifts to spouses from certain sources and banning nepotism will now apply to elected, executive and federal agency officials in same-sex marriages and unions. Also, married same-sex couples will now be able to give joint contributions from a single bank account to […]
Wednesday’s political law links, 6.26.13
VRA DECISION IMPACT. Roll Call. “The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act will change the country’s politics. And in some cases, the change could come as soon as 2014.” FREE SPEECH OPINION. Here. DID LERNER WAIVE? The Hill. “The House Oversight Committee will vote Friday on whether an Internal Revenue […]