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Broadcast Law Blog
Supreme Court Delivers What Appears to be the Final Word on LUC for Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees Before the November Election – But Is a Constitutional Challenge to LUC the Next Battle?
The question of whether ads from political parties and joint fundraising committees, when authorized by federal candidates, receive Lowest Unit Charge (LUC) from broadcasters and local cable systems has been…
Balkinization
The Administration’s Hagiographic Advertisements
By davidsuperbalkin-blogspot-com
Many people are discussing the Administration’s spending taxpayer funds to run partisan advertisements glorifying President Trump less than two months before a crucial election. Most media coverage on…
Regulatory Oversight
Political Law Quarterly – Q3 2026
By Warren F. "Jay" Myers, Sydney Goldberg, Timothy Shyu
Political activities sit at the intersection of law, policy, and reputation. Companies operating in highly regulated industries cannot avoid political law issues, and it is frequently more complex than expected.…
Dentons Insights
Political Law Playbook – September 2026
By Dentons
Welcome to the September edition of the Political Law Playbook. This month, we cover a First Amendment challenge to Hawai`i’s corporate spending law, the SEC’s proposal to rescind its pay-to-play…
Municipal Minute
Dual Circulation Prohibition Not Apply to Nonpartisan School Board Candidates
An Illinois Appellate Court upheld a decision by a board of election commissioners that school board candidates did not violate the Election Code's prohibition on dual circulation in collecting signatures…
Simple Justice
Nothing To Worry About, Just A PSA
Perhaps it was on college football? Maybe Saturday Night Live? Or it could have been Fox News Sunday, where the administration thought it worthwhile to use government funds, a euphemism…
A Lawyer Writes
Impermissible donations
A barrister who worked on the undercover investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising activities broadcast last week on Channel 4 News has said that legislation on political party funding needs to…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
SEC Commissioner Peirce Discusses Proposed Rescission of Pay-to-Play Rule
By Renholding
Today [September 3], the Commission proposed to rescind Investment Advisers Act rule 206(4)-5, the investment adviser “Pay-to-Play Rule.” I am thrilled that we are proposing to eliminate rather than simply…
Political Law Briefing
Michigan Ballot Measure Would Create Sweeping Pay-to-Play Restrictions for Utilities and Government Contractors
By Lawrence H. Norton, Justin Rusk
Michigan voters are expected to decide this November whether to adopt a far-reaching new pay-to-play law that would restrict political contributions by regulated electric and gas utilities, certain state and…
Missouri Lawyers Media
GOP committees ask Supreme Court to preserve FCC discounted ad rates
By Reuters
Home>National News>GOP committees ask Supreme Court to preserve FCC discounted ad ratesA view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)By John Kruzel, Reuters//August…