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** FEC Draws Attention to Online Advertisement Disclosure Loopholes ([link removed])
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Tech companies have made voluntary efforts to increase transparency on their platforms, but legislation like the HONEST Ads Act is needed. Had effective online disclaimer and disclosure laws been in place in 2016, Russia’s wide-ranging influence campaign might have been detected sooner – and our elections still remain vulnerable.
** Court Stops Tennessee's Punitive Law in Its Tracks ([link removed])
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After a CLC challenge, the court recognized that a TN law struck at the heart of free speech rights and imposed needless and burdensome regulations.
** Potter Speaks on Constitutional Challenges Facing Our Democracy ([link removed])
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CLC’s founder and president Trevor Potter delivered the Constitution Day lecture at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana.
** North Carolina Legislature Fails to Follow Court’s Guidelines During Redistricting ([link removed])
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NC’s state legislative maps have been overturned multiple times over the last decade. Even when given another chance, legislators continue to attempt to stack the deck in their favor.
** Yang Campaign Can’t Just Give Away Cash to Voters ([link removed])
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Campaign money is not supposed to be used to pay for the day-to-day expenses of the recipients. It’s a well-established law that helps prevent corruption and vote-buying.
** Lawmakers in San Francisco Move to Update Its Public Financing Program ([link removed])
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In addition to increasing the program’s matching funds ratio, the ordinance would expand the total amount of public funding available to candidates in the program.
** Fake Political Group Exploits Facebook Rules and Hides Spending from the FEC ([link removed])
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If Facebook is waiting for the FEC to say that an ad is in violation of the law, it is going to be waiting for a while: the agency currently lacks the quorum necessary to resolve complaints.
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