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23 Jan 2006, 2:42 am
Federal Election Commission [Duke Law case backgrounder], where the Court remanded the case to the federal District Court in Washington, DC to reexamine whether the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 [text] violates the First Amendment right [read post]
21 Sep 2004, 1:36 am
Tuesday's New York Times includes articles on a federal judge ordering the Federal Election Commission to enact tougher restrictions on how money is spent on campaigns, saying that its rules have undermined the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law; the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson becoming the second United States diocese to seek bankruptcy protection because of the cost of clerical sexual [read post]
11 Jul 2022, 6:42 am by Dan Tokaji
From Campaign Legal Center’s release: Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has filed a lawsuit in District of Columbia federal court, challenging the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) recent dismissal of an administrative complaint that CLC filed against the campaign committees of… Continue reading [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 3:36 pm by Rick Hasen
BNA: “The House is set to take up new legislation the week of Nov. 28 that would seek cuts in federal spending by repealing the 35-year-old federal law providing public funding for presidential campaigns and eliminating the Election Assistance Commission. [read post]
28 Jul 2012, 9:46 am by Rick Hasen
Chamber of Commerce, which until last month had never reported independent expenditures explicitly supporting or opposing federal candidates, has quickly jumped up the campaign spending list with a $6.7 million television advertising buy reported to the Federal Election Commission late July 26. [read post]
5 Sep 2007, 11:20 am
DailyKos, an influential political Web site that serves as a virtual bulletin board for liberals, qualifies as a media entity exempt from federal campaign finance regulations, the Federal Election Commission said. [read post]
14 Sep 2004, 7:36 am
Two sponsors of the nation's Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) have filed suit against the Federal Election Commission over its alleged failure to enforce the regulations by not blocking the spending of unlimited donations by so-called 527 groups in the presidential campaign. [read post]
6 Dec 2007, 10:47 am
"The new organization, SpeechNow.org, is asking the Federal Election Commission for permission to accept donations of more than $5,000 a person, which is the current limit for federal political action committees. [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 1:02 pm
In two important rulings announced this week, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) made clear that blogging about political issues is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws, even if a blog supports an individual candidate for office. [read post]
6 Apr 2023, 12:00 pm by Mary Chastain
“I don't know how you get around the evidence that both the Department of Justice in their investigation of the federal campaign finance issues and the Federal Election Commission in their ultimate jurisdiction over campaign finance issues, neither of them found there to be any violations whatsoever. [read post]
17 Oct 2024, 5:14 pm by Jonathan H. Adler
Federal Election Commission, to consider whether FEC decisions to decline to take enforcement action are subject to judicial review as "contrary to law. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 1:14 pm by George Ticoras, Esq.
This will comprise of the full committee to consider James “Trey” Trainor as a commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC). [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 9:00 pm by Dean Falvy
Constitution has always entrusted the administration of our elections—even for federal offices—to the states. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 7:56 pm
Federal Election Commission on the issue of political spending by corporations in elections. [read post]
26 Jul 2006, 3:43 pm
[JURIST] Mexican leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador [campaign website] filed a criminal complaint against the Federal Electoral Institute [official website] Tuesday, alleging that it should have blocked campaign ads funded by private companies that he alleges broke election regulations. [read post]
8 Dec 2022, 12:00 pm by Florian Mueller
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just held a closed-door meeting from 11 AM to 1 PM Eastern time, and has now announced that the Commission voted to file a complaint against Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI). [read post]
20 Nov 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “Democrats Plan ‘Aggressive’ Oversight of Federal Election Commission” by Dave Levinthal and Ashley Balcerzak for Center for Public Integrity Louisiana: “Ethics Board: Campaign funds can’t cover candidates’ child care costs” by Elizabeth Crisp for New Orleans Advocate Washington: “PDC Making More Progress on Case Work This Fiscal Year” by Sarah Gentzler for Washington State Wire… [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 12:07 pm by Wells Bennett
Threshold Questions The defense in military commissions has a set of arguments it does not realistically get to make in federal court trials: that the tribunal is not legitimate and inherently disfavors the defense. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 1:30 pm by WIMS
"The Commission is made up of 15 members who have a range of expertise and experience in nuclear issues, including scientists, industry representatives, and respected former elected officials. [read post]
22 Apr 2012, 12:59 pm by William McGinley
The Federal Election Commission released the Weekly Digest for the week of April 16-20, 2012. [read post]