Posted by Jonathan Adler: Colbert Is Campaign Finance Scofflaw, and So Can You: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_10_21-2007_10_27.shtml#1193323305
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" has announced he is running for President. Even though it one grand exercise in performance satire, could his campaign still be subject to the campaign finance laws? Specifically, does the continued production and airing of his show by Comedy Central run afoul of campaign finance restrictions? [1]Alison Hayward investigates. References 1. http://skepticseye.com/2007/10/more-on-the-colbert-as-campaign-finance-scofflaw-meme/ _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
