According to this Washington Post report, CREW sued the Federal Election Commission.
Month: August 2010
FPPC’s Schnur on express advocacy
Before today’s big Fair Political Practices Commission meeting, Chairman Schnur addressed what he saw as what’s at stake here.
“Bailout King” on bailing out of section 5 coverage
Electionlaw Blog notes “Bailout King” (their term) Gerry Hebert’s thoughts on jurisdictions bailing out of Voter Rights Act coverage posted at the Campaign Legal Center’s website. As an article on Hebert’s website notes, the cost of a bailout is about $5,000 in mostly legal fees. Hebert is the Campaign Legal Center’s Executive Director and Director […]