“LIKE” PROTECTED.  Volokh.  “The trial court had held that ‘[s]imply liking a Facebook page … is not the kind of substantive statement that has previously warranted constitutional protection,’ but the court of appeals disagreed…”

OBAMACARE CASH-OUT.  The Times.  “Washington’s health care revolving door is spinning fast as the new online health insurance marketplaces, a central provision of President Obama’s health care law, are set to open Oct. 1.”

RGA FOCUS.  The Times.  “Mr. Christie is not the only one benefiting from outside spending during the campaign. While Ms. Buono, who is subject to the same pay-to-play restrictions as Mr. Christie, has struggled to raise campaign cash, she has been lavishly backed by outside groups and unions.”

DONATIONS AT ISSUE.  Story here.  “The Ohio attorney general’s multi-state case against a man accused of fraud after collecting as much as $100 million in the name of Navy veterans doesn’t address the man’s donations to a who’s who of mostly Republican politicians, including the attorney general himself.”

ROMNEY MYSTERIES.  Salt Lake Trib.  “Mitt Romney’s joint fundraising organization Romney Victory Inc., is being asked to return a $50,000 donation from a donor named C. Moore Bacon.”

EXEC FACES DONATION BAN.  Story here.  “Longtime Democratic donor Albie Hecht, the newly appointed executive vp and general manager of CNN’s Headline News Channel, will no longer be allowed to donate to political causes and candidates, a network spokesperson said Wednesday.”

ZUCK TO DC.  Story here.  “Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is heading to Washington, D.C. to lobby lawmakers for the first time since his company went public in May 2012.”

FL:  LEGAL FEES SOUGHT.  Story here.  “Richard Candia, the lobbyist-turned-informant in an FBI sting operation, is getting by with a little help from his friends.”

MI:  CLEANING UP 2010.  Story here.  “The Secretary of State is reviewing new campaign finance reports filed on behalf of state Treasurer Andy Dillon as he hopes to clear up accounting problems dating to his unsuccessful Democratic campaign for governor in 2010.”

NJ:  FORMER MAYOR SUED.  Story here.  “Disgraced Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano, released from prison last year after serving 18 months on political corruption charges, was hit with additional campaign finance violations Wednesday in a suit filed by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, The Star-Ledger reported.”

HAVE A GREAT DAY.  I’ll send around the next set of links on Monday.  Have a nice weekend.