Category: Washington

Wednesday’s political law links are ready here

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 31, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Florida, IRS, LDA, Washington

GIFFORDS ADVISORY OPINION REQUEST. The Hill. “The Federal Election Commission, in a draft opinion released Tuesday, said Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) should be allowed to use campaign funds for home security.” TARGETED WEB ADS. Politico. “This marks the arrival into presidential politics of a medium that offers the virtues of targeted mailings and robocalls with […]

Wednesday’s political law links

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date August 3, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, House, LDA, Washington

NEW PAC. The Hill. “Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), a member of the Senate Tea Party Caucus, has established a new fundraising committee to support conservative candidates, and will not rule out challenging GOP incumbents.” JONATHAN ADLER ON LOBBYING. Here. “The tension between corporate representatives and the firms they represent is a perfect example of the […]

Political law links for Wed., June 8

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 8, 2011
Categories In A.M. Report, House, IRS, Maryland, New York, Washington

REP. WEINER AND HOUSE ETHICS. Slate. “One place that any ethics investigation may begin: Weiner’s reported offer of his public relations team to a porn star who he was emailing with.” The Hill has a story here. WHAT TO DO WITH REP. WEINER’S DONATIONS. The Times. “On Tuesday, the National Republican Congressional Committee began calling […]