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19 Sep 2005, 12:28 pm
[JURIST] The US Federal Election Commission [official website] Monday sued [complaint, PDF; FEC press release] pro-Republican political group Club for Growth [advocacy website] in US District Court in the District of Columbia to get the group to comply with campaign finance limits after it spent at least $21 million during the 2004 general election campaign. [read post]
9 Aug 2023, 5:23 am
FEC agrees to pay NRA $25,000 for hiding key documentsBy Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, Aug. 8, 2023The Federal Election Commission agreed today to pay $25,000 to the National Rifle Association for hiding documents critical to the gun lobby’s effort to defend itself in a costly election lawsuit.The embarrassing agreement will cover the costs NRA lawyers spent in its Freedom of Information Act suit against the FEC.Read more here. [read post]
14 Apr 2004, 1:07 pm
The Federal Election Commission launched a two-day public hearing Wednesday on proposed rules [PDF] that would limit election expenditures by soft-money political organizations called "527 groups" (the Brookings Institution offers a backgrounder). [read post]
19 Nov 2024, 7:40 am
Federal Election Commission, which removed limits on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions, the justices declined to weigh in on … Continue reading The post “Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Alaska campaign finance laws” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
9 Aug 2012, 10:26 am
Open Secrets: “As of today, spending reported to the Federal Election Commission by groups that aren’t required to disclose the sources of their funding has nearly tripled over where it stood at the same point in the 2010 election cycle, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics. [read post]
27 Dec 2022, 7:48 am
WaPo: A spokesman for former vice president Mike Pence’s campaign denied reports on Monday that the Republican had filed to run for president in 2024, responding to an apparent hoax after screenshots of a Federal Election Commission posting began to… Continue reading The post “Mike Pence presidential candidacy filing a fake, spokesman says” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
2 May 2024, 7:03 pm
Raw Story: A Donald Trump-nominated Federal Election Commission leader wants to make it easier for political donors to hide their identities — a major impediment to post-Watergate interpretations of political transparency that allow anyone to see where politicians are getting… Continue reading The post “Trump-nominated FEC leader: let political donors hide their identities” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 10:00 am
Federal Election Commission [Cornell LII backgrounder], the Supreme Court struck down Section 203 of the Bipartisan [read post]
27 Jan 2023, 3:33 pm
WaPo: The Justice Department has asked the Federal Election Commission to hold off on any enforcement action against George Santos, the Republican congressman from New York who lied about key aspects of his biography, as prosecutors conduct a… Continue reading The post “Justice Department asks FEC to stand down as prosecutors probe Santos” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 9:05 pm
The transition team announced its agency review teams, groups of advisers who will review key federal departments, agencies, and commissions, as well as the White House, to aide Obama, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, and key advisers in their policy, personnel, and budget decisions.Read the article: CNET News.com [read post]
21 Oct 2024, 6:23 am
Earlier this month, the Federal Election Commission deadlocked on a case brought forth… Continue reading The post “The GOP has been using a campaign finance loophole to save on TV ads. [read post]
10 Mar 2010, 10:27 am
Federal Election Commission [opinion, PDF], which eased restrictions [JURIST report] on political campaign spending by corporations. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 7:30 am
Federal Election Commission [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report], which eased restrictions on political campaign spending by... [read post]
21 Apr 2025, 7:05 am
The total, disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission on… Continue reading The post “Trump Raised $239 Million for Inauguration, More Than Doubling His Own Record” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
9 Jan 2023, 8:08 am
WaPo: A complaint filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission accused Rep. [read post]
12 Sep 2023, 1:56 pm
The Federal Election Commission is a notoriously deadlocked agency that has nonetheless taken some significant… Continue reading The post “A Trump Appointee is Trying to Gut the FEC’s Ability to Investigate Campaign Finance Crimes” appeared first on Election Law Blog. [read post]
24 Sep 2004, 2:24 am
The Bush and Kerry campaigns have sought clarification from the Federal Election Commission on fund-raising rules to prepare for a potential ballot recount in the November elections. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 7:09 pm
Federal Election Commission, according to James Bopp, the attorney spearheading the challenge.” [read post]
9 Apr 2023, 6:53 pm
Jed Shugerman has pointed out that the federal election law has an express... [read post]
6 Apr 2020, 4:26 pm
We need the federal government to distribute at least two billion dollars to the states and localities so they have the resources to adapt their elections to pandemic conditions. [read post]
