D.C. Circuit Appeals Court Rules Against Van Hollen - State and Federal Communications

January 21, 2016  •  

D.C. Circuit Appeals Court Rules Against Van Hollen

District_of_Columbia_Court_of_Appeals_Seal.svgThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has reversed a lower court ruling and rejected the challenge from Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D) concerning a Federal Election Commission (FEC) rule about reporting of electioneering communications or advertisements picturing or naming candidates within 60 days of an election. In doing so, the federal appeals court upheld the FEC rule requiring public reporting only of donors who earmark contributions for the ads.

Van Hollen and other campaign finance disclosure advocates argued the rule was too narrow and did not conform to a 2002 law prohibiting “soft money” in federal elections.

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