Monthly Archives: April 2008
Getting Ads Pulled
Parties and campaigns seek to have opponents’ ads pulled from the airwaves. I recently noted a case where one candidate sought a court order to prevent his opponent’s spot from being broadcast. Another controversy has resulted in requests to stations to … Continue reading
Posted in Const Law Issues, FCC
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Floating Pigs and Fliers
An inflatable pig with “Obama 08″ on its undercarriage floated over the crowd at a recent Roger Waters performance in California. One news report also noted that thousands of Obama fliers were dropped on the ground. Indio resident Kim Walker … Continue reading
Posted in FEC
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SCOTUS Rejects Voter ID Challenge
SCOTUSblog has the breaking news on the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Indiana voter identification case.
Posted in Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases
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Travel Issues in the News
Issues regarding the use of private aircraft for campaign travel are in the news. Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, didn’t waste a lot of verbiage reacting to the New York Times report on his use of a private … Continue reading