ELECTION LAW NEWS. Wiley Rein’s latest Election Law News is here. TODAY AT THE FEC. More about today’s meeting agenda is here. FORMER CANDIDATE SENTENCED. WP. “The Justice Department says a former congressional candidate in Rhode Island has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and campaign finance violations.” DOJ’s Press Release is […]
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EQUAL TIME IN THE NEWS. WE. “Garner’s employer, Cumulus Media, opted to squash the interview as a result of the Federal Communications Commission’s Equal Time Rule, which specifies that any network that gives air time to a political candidate must give the same amount to any opposing candidate who requests it.” ONLINE BARRAGE. POL. “A […]
7.23 Political Law Links
CORRECT THE RECORD ANALYSIS. OS. “Deadlocked on a party-line vote, the Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint that Hillary Clinton’s campaign illegally coordinated with a super PAC during the 2016 presidential election cycle.” PERSONAL USE IN THE NEWS. FP. “Former Florida Congressman Cliff Stearns is the first casualty of the Federal Election Commission’s crackdown on zombie campaigns, […]