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WASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Memorandum Opinion Thursday in Herron v. FEC (Case 1:11-cv-01466-RC), denying the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Memorandum Opinion Monday in Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund, et al. v. FEC (Case …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued its Memorandum Opinion Friday in Wagner v. FEC (Case 1:11-cv-01841-JEB), denying the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment …
Read moreThe Commission has certified Jill Stein’s presidential campaign eligible for an additional $72,942.09 in federal matching funds for the 2012 primary election. The certification is based on the agency’s review …
Read moreThe Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees on November 2, 2012, for failing to file the October Quarterly Election Report and 19 committees for failing to file the 12-Day …
Read moreOn November 8, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia rejected a challenge to the Commission’s dismissal of an administrative complaint Herron for Congress filed in …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has certified $72,942.09 in federal matching funds to Jill Stein for President for the 2012 primary election. The certified amount was in response to …
Read moreWASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission cited three campaign committees today for failing to file the October Quarterly Election Report and 19 committees for failing to file the 12-Day Pre-General …
Read moreOn October 31, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought against the Commission by Virginia James. The plaintiff challenged the Federal Election Campaign …
Read moreGary E. Johnson and James P. Gray, presidential and vice presidential nominees of the Libertarian Party, respectively, applied to the FEC for pre-election public funding for the 2012 general election …
Read moreWASHINGTON – A three-judge court of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in James v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-01451-JEB-JRB-RLW), denying …
Read moreOn October 12, 2012, the Commission considered two draft responses to an Advisory Opinion Request involving a proposal by American Future Fund, American Future Fund Political Action, David McIntosh, and …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued its Order on Monday in Free Speech v. FEC (Circuit Court Case: 12-8078), denying plaintiff's motion for …
Read moreFederal candidates, parties and political action committees (PACs) collected more than $4 billion and spent more than $2.9 billion between January 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Independent expenditures and …
Read moreDuring this final week before the November 6 election, 24- and 48-hour reports/notices are required for certain last-minute independent expenditures, electioneering communications and contributions. Hurricane Sandy could affect some committees' …
Read moreOn October 4, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Hispanic Leadership Fund, Inc. v. FEC. The court …
Read moreOn October 17, 2012, Tea Party Leadership Fund (“TPLF”) and other plaintiffs filed suit against the Commission in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the Federal …
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