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Federal Election Commission

Donald Trump at a rally in Salem, Virginia | Mirrorpix/Mega/ASLON2/Newscom

Free Press

Trump's Legal Complaints Against 2 News Outlets Reflect His Disregard for Freedom of the Press

The Republican presidential candidate argues that CBS and The Washington Post broke the law by covering the election in ways he did not like.

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2024 6:30 AM

Administrative Law

D.C. Circuit Grants En Banc Review to Consider Reviewability of FEC Enforcement Discretion

It appears that a majority of judges on the D.C. Circuit believe it should be easier to seek judicial review of Federal Elections Commission non-enforcement decisions.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.17.2024 8:14 PM

Ai-generated images of Kamala Harris | Arseniukoleksii

Elon Musk

These Democrats Want the FEC To Crack Down on Elon Musk's Grok

Seven congressional Democrats called on the FEC to stop deepfakes. But is there really much to worry about?

Emma Camp | 8.29.2024 5:18 PM

Joe Biden | Shawn Thew - Pool via CNP / MEGA / Newscom/RSSIL/Newscom

Campaign Finance

Biden's Exit Exposed the Chaotic Maze of Campaign Finance Law

A $92 million war chest and unclear regulations highlight the need for reform to protect political speech.

David Keating | 8.8.2024 3:05 PM

The New York case against Donald Trump is based on debatable facts and untested legal theories. | CNP/AdMedia/Sipa/Newscom

Donald Trump

Of Course, the Trump Indictment Is Political

Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 3.20.2023 5:06 PM

The New York indictment of Donald Trump relies on debatable facts and untested legal theories. | Barry Williams/TNS/Newscom

Donald Trump

Is the Manhattan D.A. Upholding or Flouting the Rule of Law by Prosecuting Trump?

The case hinges on the claim that the former president tried to cover up a campaign finance violation with which he was never charged.

Jacob Sullum | 3.20.2023 2:20 PM

person using gmail app | Mateusz Slodkowski/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Reason Roundup

FEC Finds Google Isn't Deliberately Biased Against Republicans

Plus: DEI trainings don't work, a case for compensating organ donors, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.18.2023 9:30 AM

Administrative Law

Divided D.C. Circuit Reaffirms F.E.C.'s Enforcement Discretion

A split U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied an en banc petition challenging the Federal Election Commission's failure to pursue claims against New Models.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.12.2022 5:57 PM

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Reason Roundup

FEC: Twitter Blocking the Hunter Biden Story Wasn't Election Interference

Maryland satire paper threatened over "OlneyFans" article, big tech companies "on the butcher's table," and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.14.2021 9:30 AM

spnphotosnine295570 | Barry Brown / SplashNews/Newscom

Reason Roundup

FEC Drops Case Against Trump for Alleged Hush Money Payments

Plus: The difference between conservatives and libertarians, Utah Supreme Court upholds sex changes on birth certificates, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.7.2021 9:30 AM

Large image on homepages | Oliver Contreras/CNP/AdMedia/Newscom

Federal Election Commission

Trump's Campaign Finance Catch-22

Is hush money to a politician's mistress "for the purpose of influencing an election" or "personal use"?

Bradley Smith | 8.23.2018 10:50 AM

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Presidential Debate

Libertarian Party Gets Victory in Suit Aimed at the Partisanship of Commission on Presidential Debates

Federal Election Commission ordered by judge to give more serious considerations to arguments about the Commission on Presidential Debates' partisanship and criteria for admitting third party candidates.

Brian Doherty | 2.2.2017 1:45 PM

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Citizens United

Does the First Amendment Cover Books, Movies or Netflix?

Not as clear cut to regulators as it may be to the rest of us.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.10.2016 12:00 PM

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Federal Election Commission

Federal Election Commission Vows to Make Elections Less Interesting, or, They Want to Crack Down on "Deez Nuts"

In a time when electoral fantasy beats electoral reality, the FEC wants to bring down the hammer on campaign fun.

Brian Doherty | 8.19.2016 3:17 PM

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Culture

America's Strangest Presidential Candidates

The field is more crowded than you think.

Jesse Walker | 6.17.2015 12:13 PM

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