Lawyers for Facebook and Google attended today’s meeting of the Federal Election Commission to hear consideration of a Google request related to its AdWords program and a requirement for political disclaimers. The FEC press release is here. [T]he Commission held over discussion of the advisory opinion in order to provide an opportunity for public comment […]
Month: September 2010
Secret websites, recorded union officials, and campaign strategy
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that a union official was secretly recorded discussing a range of activities the organization was undertaking during the state’s governor’s race. It looks like the union official was fired, according to this later report.
Federal Election Commission meets today
The agenda for today’s meeting of the Federal Election Commission is available here. The Commission is scheduled to consider an advisory opinion request from Google regarding AdWords and political disclaimers.