Author: Eric Brown

Davis v. FEC: Monday?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 19, 2008
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases, FEC

SCOTUSblog has the latest on what Supreme Court opinions were announced today. Missing is the much-anticipated opinion in Davis v. FEC, a case involving a constitutional challenge to the so-called Millionaire’s Amendment.

Travel Rules

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 18, 2008
Categories In FEC

The WSJ’s “Finance Rules Not Clear-Cut” actually cites a few FEC regulations and refers to an advisory opinion. In 1977, the Federal Election Commission sought to prevent politicians and others campaigning for them from getting free travel to political events on donors’ corporate planes or government flights. Thus, paragraph 106.3(b)(3) of Title 11 of the […]

S.3123 Gets Coverage

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date June 18, 2008
Categories In FARA

This Hill article explains some of the concerns over S. 3123, a bill proposed by Senators Schumer and Obama to amend FARA. First, lobbyists would have to report any contacts they have with U.S. government officials outside of the country, such as ambassadors, on behalf of their foreign clients. Second, it would remove an exemption […]