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AO 2011-23

American Crossroads

Summary

Advertisements featuring candidates and coordination (Commission did not reach an agreement, so no AO was issued).

Documents

Final opinion December 01, 2011
Date Name Document type
12/01/2011 RE: Advisory Opinion 2011-23 Final Opinion
12/01/2011 Comments on Agenda Document No. 11-68 (#3) Comments and Ex parte Communications
12/01/2011 Commissioner Statement (Chair Bauerly and Commissioner Weintraub) Commissioner Statements
12/01/2011 Commissioner Statement (Commissioner Walther) Commissioner Statements
12/01/2011 Commissioner Statement (Vice Chair Hunter, Commissioners McGahn and Petersen) Commissioner Statements
12/01/2011 Vote Votes
11/30/2011 Comments on Agenda Document No. 11-68 (#2) Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/30/2011 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 11-68-A Draft Documents
11/29/2011 Comments on Agenda Document No. 11-68 (#1) Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/25/2011 Email comments on AOR: Batch 10 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/23/2011 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 11-68 Draft Documents
11/18/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 9 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/16/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 8 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/15/2011 Comment on AOR by Brennan Center for Justice Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/15/2011 Comment on AOR by Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/15/2011 Comment on AOR by Clyde Leland Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/15/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 7 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/14/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 5 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/14/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 6 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/10/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 1 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/10/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 2 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/10/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 3 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/10/2011 E-mail comments on AOR: Batch 4 Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/08/2011 Comment on AOR by Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/03/2011 Request by American Crossroads AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time

Entities

Role Name Type
Requestor American Crossroads Nonconnected political committee
Counsel/Representative Mr. Michael Bayes Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Thomas J. Josefiak Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Holtzman Vogel PLLC Law Firm
Commenter Mr. Matthew Sanderson Esq. Individual
Commenter Caplin & Drysdale Law Firm
Commenter Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP Law Firm
Commenter Mr. Stephen Colbert Individual
Commenter Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Inc. Nonconnected political committee
Commenter Campaign Legal Center Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Democracy 21 Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. Fred Wertheimer Individual
Commenter Mr. J. Gerald Herbert Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Paul S. Ryan Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Donald J. Simon Esq. Individual
Commenter Brennan Center for Justice Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. J. Adam Skaggs Esq. Individual
Commenter David Earley Individual
Commenter Leland Communications Other
Commenter Mr. Clyde Leland Individual