FARA OPINIONS RELEASED. DOJ. “The FARA Registration Unit has issued 49 advisory opinions since January 1, 2010, which are being posted on the FARA.gov website together with three other letters sent in response to requests for general information.” OPINION ANNOUNCED. FEC. “The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order in Campaign Legal […]
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FEC MEETING. The agenda for today’s open meeting is online. RAVEL ADMISSION. WE. “A former Democratic chair of the Federal Election Commission who repeatedly rejected charges she was targeting Republicans and conservative websites like the Drudge Report has admitted that the agency has an anti-GOP bias.” CA: MEUSER WIN. My friend Mark Meuser is moving on in […]
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STRAW DONORS IN THE NEWS. IPL. “Straw donor schemes are surprisingly common. Such schemes involve an individual who has made the maximum donation to a campaign and who seeks to circumvent the contribution limit by funneling money through friends and family, causing FEC reports inaccurately to list those other persons as the true donors.” BITCOIN […]