Category: Texas

Thurs. political law links, 2-20-14

TIMES WANTS IRS RULES.  NYT.  “If anything, the I.R.S. rules, which should be sped up to have some effect on the November elections, ought to be stronger.” ENROLL AMERICA QUESTIONS.  BizPacReview.com.  “Emails reveal an intimate working relationship between the White House Office of Pubic Engagement and Enroll America President Anne Filipic – a former Obama […]

Tues. political law links, 2-18-14

NOT GUILTY PLEA.  KPBS.  “Ernesto Encinas is one of three men accused of helping a ‘foreign national,’ identified as Mexican businessman Jose Susumo Azano Matsura, donate to San Diego politicians, according to a federal complaint unsealed in January.” CORRUPTION AND DEATH.  Reason.  “And yet, the FEC insists the contribution limit is necessary to prevent the […]

Fri. political law links

PROPOSED RULES UNDER FIRE.  WP.  “Conservatives call it a scheme to silence President Obama’s critics. Liberals complain the administration risks trampling on the First Amendment.” DOCUMENT SOUGHT.  MainJustice.  Kevin Ring “is fighting for the public release of a presentation by federal prosecutors said to emphasize the steep penalties he was threatened with if he chose […]