Category: Texas

Thursday’s political law links, 6/27/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 27, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, DC, Maine, Missouri, Texas, West Virginia

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 […]

Mon. political law links, 6-17-13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Colorado, Executive Branch, FARA, FEC, North Carolina, Texas

ABEDIN ARRANGEMENT QUESTIONS. Politico. “Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, is asking the State Department to answer a list of questions about Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin’s role there and whether she was allowed to trade on ‘political intelligence’ while she was a consultant allowed to represent other clients, POLITICO […]

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 6/4

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 4, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Connecticut, DC, FEC, Foreign Laws, IRS, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

UNION PAYS. WFB. “One of the Democratic Party’s largest political contributors must pay a former employee who was fired from his job because he refused to donate to a union political action committee (PAC).” MORE HEARINGS. The Post. “Congress on Monday held its fourth hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups, this […]