Roll Call reports on how much campaigns are spending on lawyers. I don’t know if the story mentions this BLT report because the Roll Call story is behind the pay wall. Citizens United noted: The First Amendment does not permit laws that force speakers to retain a campaign finance attorney, conduct demographic marketing re-search, or […]
Category: FEC
Federal Election Commission tomorrow
The Federal Election Commission is scheduled to meet tomorrow and the meeting agenda is available here.
What to do about Murtha funds
The Hill reports on issues surrounding Rep. Murtha’s campaign funds following his death. “The money can be given to charity, it can go to the party committee and it can be given to other candidates, within limits,” said Kenneth Gross, a Washington-based campaign finance lawyer. “And there were some old advisory opinions that allowed a […]