Supreme Court to Hear Nonprofit Freedom of Speech Case :: PNNOnline ::

Supreme Court to Hear Nonprofit Freedom of Speech Case :: PNNOnline ::: "Supreme Court to Hear Nonprofit Freedom of Speech Case
Posted by: PNNOnline on Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Topic Public Works and Advocacy


In a closely watched freedom of speech case, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments involving purported lobbying by a grassroots nonprofit organization prior to an election, the Chicago Tribune reports.


In a suit brought against the Federal Election Commission, Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Right to Life is asking the court to carve out an exception to the 'electioneering communication' provision of the campaign finance reform law, also known as the McCain-Feingold Act. The provision bars for-profit, nonprofit, and union groups from using general funds for television or radio ads that promote, attack, support, or oppose a clearly identified candidate for federal office within thirty days of a primary and sixty days of a general election.

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