Political group contributions ruling [DC Circuit]

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Political group contributions ruling [DC Circuit]

March 26, 2010 12:18:00 pm

SpeechNow.org, et al. v. Federal Election Commission, US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, March 26, 2010 [ruling that limiting contributions from individuals to independent political advocacy organizations is unconstitutional].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on political contributions.

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