Election Law
D.C. Circuit Overturns Restriction on Nonprofit Campaign Spending
Posted Sep 21, 2009, 10:20 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A federal appeals court has struck down campaign finance restrictions on nonprofit groups.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that nonprofits have a First Amendment right to spend money to advocate policy positions as long as they don’t coordinate with a candidate or party, the New York Times reports. The opinion “accelerat[es] the judicial rollback of regulations aimed at curtailing the power of money in politics,” according to the story.
The appeals court ruled in a suit brought by Emily's List, a nonprofit that supports abortion rights and Democratic female candidates, Reuters reports. But the ruling could aid Republicans seeking to counter “the fundraising juggernaut of President Obama,” according to… Continue reading...
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