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WASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission today approved two advisory opinions and two Audit Division recommendation memorandums. The Commission discussed and held over one advisory opinion request.
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky at Louisville issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Conway for Senate v. FEC (Case 3:12-cv-00244-CRS-JDM) yesterday, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division issued its Order in Mark W. Miller v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-00242-SJD) yesterday, granting the Commission’s …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued its Opinion in Nader v. FEC (Case 12-5134), vacating the judgment of the district …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved three advisory opinions and discussed and held over an advisory opinion request.
Advisory Opinion 2013-05 (Gallegly). The Commission concluded that the requestor, …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved the Final Rules and Explanation and Justification on Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustments. The rules make adjustments for inflation to some of …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday issued its Opinion in Peter J. Vroom v. FEC (Case 1:12-cv-00143-RMC), granting the Commission’s motion to …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved an interpretive rule clarifying a regulatory requirement concerning the reporting of recipients of political committee payments. The Commission also approved a calendar of …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit yesterday issued its Opinion in Free Speech v. FEC (Appellate Case 13-8033), affirming the dismissal of Free Speech’s …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The Federal Election Commission has introduced an upgraded version of its Press Office web page.
The revamped Press Office page is designed to help the public, including researchers, …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion and a final audit report.
Advisory Opinion 2013-03 (Bilbray-Kohn). The Commission concluded that the requestor, after becoming a candidate, …
Read moreWASHINGTON – Federal Election Commission General Counsel Anthony Herman announced today that he will be leaving the Commission next month to return to practice at the law firm of Covington …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued its opinion in Wagner v. FEC (Case 12-5365), remanding the case to the United States District …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today approved an advisory opinion.
Advisory Opinion 2013-01 (1787 National Committee, Inc.). The Commission concluded that because the 1787 National Committee, Inc. (1787) has not …
Read moreWASHINGTON–The Federal Election Commission today approved two advisory opinions and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
Advisory Opinion 2012-38 (Socialist Workers Party). The Commission granted renewal of the partial …
Read moreWASHINGTON –The Federal Election Commission today voted on findings in an Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum.
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the California Republican Party/V8. The Commission discussed the Audit …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today issued an opinion in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. FEC (Case 12-5004). …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Columbia today issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate et al. (Case …
Read moreWASHINGTON – The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming issued its Order in Free Speech v. FEC (Case 2:12-cv-00127-SWS) yesterday, granting the Commission’s motion to dismiss. The …
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