Saturday, April 14, 2012

Great article: A PRIMER ON SUPER PACS WHAT THEY DO, HOW THEY OPERATE AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY ARE CONFRONTING IN 2012

Reading this very informative article written by attorneys from the Covington & Burling Law Firm in Washington DC. Covington & Burling LLP, an international law firm, provides corporate, litigation and regulatory expertise to enable clients to achieve their goals.

Robert Kelner 202.662.5503 rkelner@cov.com
Bob Lenhard 202.662.5940 rlenhard@cov.com
Andrew Byrnes 650.632.4701 abyrnes@cov.com
Derek Lawlor 202.662.5091 dlawlor@cov.com

Brief Summary:

Super PACs have dominated the 2012 presidential election press coverage, and are increasingly dominating the air waves in primary and caucus states. While the emphasis so far has been on the role Super PACs play in the presidential race, we anticipate Super PACs will also have an important role in House and Senate races, as well as gubernatorial, state legislative and judicial contests in 2012 and beyond. This advisory is a high level review of the legal basis for Super PACs, how they operate and some of the legal issues Super PACs are confronting.

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