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Good morning, here are today’s political law links (8/29/12)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 29, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, HLOGA, House, LDA, New York, Voting, Washington

TX MAP DECISION. The Times. “A federal court in Washington ruled on Tuesday that political maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature in Texas discriminated against minority voters, a decision that black and Hispanic groups claimed as a victory and the state attorney general vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court.” TECH IN TAMPA. ClickZ. “The […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 22, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Connecticut, FEC, LDA, Missouri, New York

AKIN AND THE TORRICELLI SCENARIO. Volokh. “Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have both suggested that Akin step aside. But can he do that?” PIPELINE POLITICS. The Post. “Political boundaries crumbled as the pipeline proposal united Nebraskans across party lines and divided them within. Ultimately, it became a political […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links (Thurs., 8/16)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 16, 2012
Categories In A.M. Report, Delaware, IRS, LDA, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania

CONVENTION PARTY WATCH. Story here. “Armed with cameras and the press, the Sunlight Foundation and Public Citizen plan to crash convention parties in a double-teaming effort.” (C)(4) GIFT TAX ISSUES. Roll Call. “The Congressional Research Service released a report this week indicating that existing gift tax statutes can apply to contributions made to offshoots of […]