"the colbert report"'s segments on "super pacs" were recognized in 2011 with a peabody award for parody reporting as an "innovative means of teaching american viewers about the landmark court decision". reflecting on the experience in 2015, potter said, "i was his lawyer for the venture, which meant i did everything from drafting a federal election commission advisory opinion request to accompanying colbert to hearings. i even figured out how to make the money "disappear" from public view when the pac was closing. (hint: it's not that hard.) ... the final takeaway from my work with colbert was a sense of the enormous and detrimental impact citizens united has had on our campaigns and elections."