Category: FEC

Robocalls in the news

Minnesota’s Attorney General is defending the state’s regulation of political robocalls, according to this Minnesota Public Radio report. The American Future Fund political action committee is challenging Minnesota’s law, arguing that the Federal Election Campaign Act preempts the statute. The Iowa-based group believes robocalls allow candidates with limited funds to reach a large number of […]

Political law news from around the internet

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 9, 2009
Categories In FEC, Meta

The latest from Womble Carlyle’s Political GPS is available here, including coverage of EMILY’s List, coordination, and pay to play developments. On a side note, I’ve reorganized my links (to your right) to split them into more useful categories. I’ve also added a few entries, including Huffington Post’s Lobbyblog and Elliot Berke’s blog. I know […]

Cao v. Federal Election Commission hearing today

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date November 9, 2009
Categories In Const Law Issues, Courts & Cases, FEC

WXVT reports on today’s upcoming hearing in Cao v. Federal Election Commission. One issue in Monday’s hearing before U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan is whether key issues in the case should go straight to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals – in effect putting the case on a faster track to the Supreme Court. More […]