FEC SHUTDOWN. Here. “Like many federal agencies, the FEC will be unable to provide any services during the government shutdown. Agency staff will not report to work, some computer systems will be powered down and the agency’s headquarters will be closed. While the FEC’s website will remain on-line, its content will not be updated.” SHUTDOWN […]
Category: Const Law Issues
4th Cir. “likes” the 1st amendment and other political law links
“LIKE” PROTECTED. Volokh. “The trial court had held that ‘[s]imply liking a Facebook page … is not the kind of substantive statement that has previously warranted constitutional protection,’ but the court of appeals disagreed…” OBAMACARE CASH-OUT. The Times. “Washington’s health care revolving door is spinning fast as the new online health insurance marketplaces, a central […]
Political law links, TGIF ed. 7.26
IS YOUR ASSOCIATION EFFECTIVE? APCO. “APCO Worldwide unveiled today the first quantitative study evaluating the effectiveness of trade and professional associations, TradeMarks, announced Bryan Dumont, president of APCO Insight.” SAME SEX COUPLE CONTRIBUTION UPDATE. Politico. “Married same-sex couples may now make joint federal campaign contributions from an individual bank account, as heterosexual married couples have […]