Constitutionality of Regulating Political Advertisements. : An Analysis of Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Advertising.

Campaign funds.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court case addressing constitutionality of a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, which prohibits corporate or labor union treasury funds from being spent on advertisements broadcast within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election. Reviews Supreme Court decision upholding lower court ruling that BCRA was unconstitutional as applied to advertisements that Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. sought to run.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Constitutionality of Regulating Political Advertisements

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