Category: FEC

Campaign Finance Law and Tax Law

A lot of campaign finance lawyers will be brushing up on tax law if Austin is reversed after reading this Nonprofit Law Prof Blog post (H/T to @campaignfreedom). So the bottom line is a decision in Citizens United’s favor may lead to many more challenges to the political activity rules for tax-exempt organizations.  We may be […]

Who Got Paid What in Politics

The Politico reports on campaign disbursements in this article today. Political staffers — who, as a rule, log long hours, travel relentlessly, subsist on junk food and often are tethered to their BlackBerrys even when they’re “off” — are usually quick to declare they don’t do it for the money. But a new analysis of […]