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Monday’s political law links, 5/13/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 13, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, Arizona, California, Const Law Issues, IRS, Virginia

IRS TARGETS CONSERVATIVES. I had a special post on Saturday compiling a number of stories related to Friday’s startling revelation that the IRS targeted conservative groups. With an IG report apparently coming shortly and congressional hearings assured, we’ll be hearing a lot more about this story. And to think it was just last Thursday that […]

Here are Friday’s political law links, 5/10

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 10, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Alabama, New York, New York City, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia

ENDING PUBLIC FUNDING: WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY IN THE FUND? Heritage. “H.R. 1724, the Kids First Research Act of 2013, sponsored by Representative Gregg Harper (R–MS), would end the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF). That’s the good news. But then the bill would authorize spending existing PECF funds on a new 10-year pediatric […]

Friday’s political law links, 5/3/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 3, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, LDA, Missouri, New York, Virginia

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 […]