RESIGNATION AT IRS. Politico. “President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew requested and accepted the resignation of Steven Miller, the acting commissioner of the IRS.” LERNER TESTIMONY. Lois Lerner has appeared before Congress before. In 1998, she was called to testify about a matter involving a Democratic fundraiser. The background is somewhat […]
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Friday’s political law links, 5/3/13
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE PROBE. CNBC. “A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into stock trading after a leak involving a government decision is a ‘very gray area,’ former SEC attorney Jacob Frenkel told CNBC on Thursday.” CLIENT ALERT ON DOMA AND CONTRIBUTIONS. Perkins Coie. “Going forward, same-sex couples who wish to make political contributions out of shared […]
Today’s political law links, 4/16/13
MONEY MOVES. Roll Call. “Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) reported his campaign committee gave $400,000 on March 27th to the Allen West Foundation.” MCCONNELL NUMBERS. Here. “U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s latest financial report to the Federal Election Commission shows he now has raised nearly $13 million for his re-election campaign, including more than $1.8 million […]