MUR #7835
WMTW-TVSummary
RESPONDENT: WMTW-TV
COMPLAINANTS: Savage, Lisa Jill; LISAFORMAINE; Max Linn for Senate 2020; Linn, Max
SUBJECT: Contributions-Prohibited; Contributions-Corporations; Other
DISPOSITION: The Commission failed by a vote of 3-0 to:
Find no reason to believe that WMTW-TV violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) in connection with the staging of its candidate debate pursuant to the media exemption.
The Commission decided by a vote of 6-0 to:
a. Find no reason to believe that WMTW-TV violated 52 U.S.C. § 30118(a) in connection with its staging of the candidate debate.
b. Approve the Factual and Legal Analysis, as recommended in the First General Counsel’s Report dated August 11, 2021 and subject to the edits as last circulated by the Democratic and Independent Commissioners’ Offices on May 23, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.
c. Approve the appropriate letters.
d. Close the file.
Disposition
Disposition | Penalty | Respondent | Citation |
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No RTB | WMTW-TV | 52 U.S.C. §30118(a) |
Documents
Type | Date | Document |
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Complaint, Responses, Designation of Counsel and Extensions of Time | 12/08/2020 | Response from WMTW-TV 2 MB |
11/02/2020 | Designation of Counsel and Request for Extension of Time from WMTW-TV 1 MB | |
10/28/2020 | Notification of Complaint to WMTW-TV 642 KB | |
10/23/2020 | Complaint 1 MB | |
General Counsel Reports, Briefs, Notifications and Responses | 05/31/2022 | Notification with Factual and Legal Analysis to WMTW-TV 869 KB |
05/31/2022 | Notification to Lisa Jill Savage, Lisa for Maine, Max Linn, and Max Linn for Senate 2020 898 KB | |
08/11/2021 | First General Counsel's Report 893 KB | |
Certifications | 05/24/2022 | WMTW-TV 676 KB |
Statement of Reasons | 06/28/2022 | Commissioner Sean J. Cooksey 734 KB |
Participants
Relationship | Name |
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Primary respondent | WMTW-TV |
Complainant | LISAFORMAINE |
Linn, Max | |
Max Linn for Senate 2020 | |
Savage, Lisa Jill | |
Respondent's counsel | Prak, Mark J. |