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31 Jan 2012, 5:30 am by Glenn Reynolds
They don’t mention, however, that a 21-member bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform, co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter, advocated just such a policy in 2005.” [read post]
11 Sep 2014, 11:27 am by John Cozine, Esq.
Federal Election Commission Vice Chairwoman Ann Ravel announced the commission has reached an agreement allowing it to conform its campaign finance rules with the recent rulings of the U.S. [read post]
5 Nov 2024, 2:43 pm by Norman L. Eisen
Perhaps the signature case came in Georgia federal court, where a Trump-appointed judge refused to consider a GOP effort to have predominantly democratic ballots thrown out – epitomizing the best non-partisan tradition of election adjudication. [read post]
19 Nov 2003, 9:07 pm
In Wednesday's election law news, Federal Election Commission officials have unanimously voted to dismiss a complaint made by Judicial Watch alleging that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton illegally accepted campaign [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 5:10 pm
In a YouTube video posted Monday, President Obama announced his candidacy for the 2012 election and filed official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 12:56 am
From the press release: The Federal Election Commission today announced revised contribution limits which have been indexed for inflation and are effective for the 2007-2008 elections for President, U.S. [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 9:30 pm
Lyle Denniston has this post at SCOTUSBlog, which begins: "The major test case on the right to broadcast ads during election season appears to be at its end, after the Federal Election Commission and four members of Congress joined in... [read post]
1 Jul 2011, 10:56 am by Brian Baxter
The Federal Election Commission has approved comedian and television personality Stephen Colbert's request to raise money from donors in advance of the 2012 presidential election. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 6:00 pm by Trusts EstatesProf
The Federal Election Commission has unanimously approved two advisory opinions recognizing equal treatment of same-sex couples under the Federal Election Campaign Act. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 1:59 pm by Rick Hasen
Bloomberg BNA: “Groups that plan to sponsor political advertising in this year’s elections told a federal court they will face immediate harm from a ruling that struck down Federal Election Commission regulations protecting the confidentiality of their donors, unless the court decision is stayed pending an appeal.” [read post]
28 Feb 2007, 3:29 pm
The FEC announces: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Progress for America Voter Fund (PFA-VF), a 527 organization accused of violating Federal campaign finance laws during the 2004 Presidential election. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 8:26 am by Rick.Hasen@lls.edu
Politico: "In all, 122 lobbyists generated at least $8.9 million in donations for Democratic candidates and committees in last year's elections, according to a review of Federal Election Commission reports by POLITICO" Note that federal law requires only lobbyists to... [read post]
16 Aug 2007, 9:29 am
This interesting press release (which also links to the relevant FEC documents) states: Nearly three years after CREW filed a complaint, the Federal Election Commission has found that the 527 organization Empower Illinois Media Fund (EIMF) violated the Federal Election... [read post]
30 Aug 2022, 1:52 pm by Rick Hasen
NYT: A conservative group has filed a complaint against President Biden accusing him of violating federal election law by not officially informing the Federal Election Commission that he plans to run again in 2024.The complaint is unlikely to succeed… Continue reading [read post]
4 Jan 2007, 5:02 pm
Clement, representing the Federal Election Commission, on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to hear and decide during its current Term a significant new test case on a federal ban on election-season campaign ads.... [read post]
14 Nov 2024, 1:00 am by The Nonprofit Blogger Named Below
Federal Election Commission, a landmark case that concerned election spending and freedom of speech and challenged federal campaign finance restrictions... [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 12:08 pm
Federal Elections Commission [materials], upholding a ban on the use of "soft money" in elections. [read post]
11 Jun 2013, 12:54 pm by Paul Caron
Robert Anderson (Pepperdine), The IRS as Microcosm: I searched the Federal Election Commission database for contributors with the term "lawyer" or "attorney" in thee occupation field. [read post]