Author: Eric Brown

FREE SPEECH STATES.   WSJ.  “America’s media are obsessed with Washington, but in our federal system much of the law-writing takes place in the 50 states. This is one reason to welcome a new index detailing how well each state protects the First Amendment right to engage in political speech.” TREVOR POTTER SPOTLIGHT.   BUS.  “According to […]

CA:  FPPC CLASH AND CHANGE ON FUNDS.   LAT.  “The state’s five-member Fair Political Practices Commission is locked in a power struggle in which some part-time members, with support from attorneys representing candidates and elected officials, are proposing that Chairwoman Jodi Remke be required to share oversight power on budgets, court cases, hiring and policy…” CA:  POTENTIAL FINE.  TS.  […]

AAN REACTION.   NLR.  “In a consequential decision, a federal court in Washington, D.C. concluded yesterday that all ‘electioneering communications’ presumptively count as political spending for purposes of determining whether a group should register as a political action committee and disclose its donors.” AZ:  BALLOT TITLE ISSUE.  DS.  “Usually, fighting over ballots happens only after elections.   But this […]