[EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/26/18

[Smith, Brad]

Big issue: Do you agree that the law prohibits these communications, at least if a candidate does not fall into the Inslee situation?

Small point: The language you quote is not Eric’s, but that of the headline writer.

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Subject: Re: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 3/26/18

With regards to the Eric Wang item below on state candidates allegedly being barred from "commenting on Trump," it's worth noting (because his article did not) that in neither case did the FEC find the ad to be a violation.

See http://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/18044436823.pdf<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/18044436823.pdf&c=E,1,W-Gekpt4Q-52IgWOJnIsl1uBOMyhg3rrk3B0zA9Bb-t1_cyQ_jff848_3raDOZRSX8epsqcBGdqvIP6-vYMsspGjMn6sYJsfgOFt65E0XSmVvTa5FJmmvq-s9A,,&typo=1> (Inslee, 6-0 vote that since sufficient federal funds were available, case should be dismissed with prosecutorial discretion -- no finding that ad was a PASO), http://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/18044437467.pdf<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://eqs.fec.gov/eqsdocsMUR/18044437467.pdf&c=E,1,dYQy-_r87LJ3NTqNm1R2xefg1UgyLSDPYVczDA09uPOrEtqzgWwgxgviEm8fgjYOZgLzJZI8R_llIK4C_u9p8sVOxASjOexTFtDGGjJXLvoaZugDVv3E&typo=1> (Greitens, insufficient number of votes to find violation or to dismiss).

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On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu<mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu>> wrote:

“Feds prohibit candidates from commenting on Trump, despite constitutional questions”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://electionlawblog.org/%3fp%3d98335&c=E,1,7T5WSxCKP0bdmzDyEnsZ4RDKRbd5TgAxnDluLALwXEX7oQkNMa5ynX9RJvpqajz9knxqewzRDdMITPFlqRoUDgdaJ6Q1hQGfJVfFrnaJjSY,&typo=1>
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Eric Wang oped<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/380212-federal-law-prohibits-candidates-from-commenting-on-trump-despite&c=E,1,idzEIhy7If18-YefKT8xpxjeVi9YfhWtjZjjilAK_k8kexx3ajJzYBgH8EBP60GMbiiRqnyU7fe8_4haL0ohX8t6c4bluFOG7U2YKIzYN2RGwEE,&typo=1> in The Hill.
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