Rick said back in September he’d been waiting for this one, and now there’s a petition for cert.  Don’t know whether that counts as an early holiday present.

It’s FEC report season, with takes for everyone. Here’s the NYT on (some of) the bottom line.

And I think that doesn’t include the value of the X-posure. Lots of these today. Here’s the NYT take, and WaPo’s version.

Marketplace does the numbers … and I’m not sure this accounts for the value of billionaire-driven social media.

The Seattle Times reports on Monday’s appellate decision regarding violations of Washington’s disclosure law.  The state’s Public Disclosure Commission is quoted as saying the judgment is believed to be the largest fine imposed for campaign finance violations in U.S. history.

Zach Everson, from Forbes ($), picks up where he left off.

Important brief in a key case.