Nonprofit vies for right to fund political ads without limits

A federal appeals court will take up the suit of SpeechNow.org v. Federal Election Commission. The nonprofit SpeechNow.org is suing for the right to advocate for free speech and against free speech restriction in campaign reforms without having to set up a separate political action committee. -DB

Institute for Justice
Press Release
January 26, 2010
ARLINGTON, Va.—Last week, the [...]

Washington: Federal judge rejects plea by anti-gay marriage PAC to suspend campaign finance laws

Seatlle Post Intelligencer
October 27, 2009
By Chris Grygiel

Family PAC said the campaign finance laws were hampering their ability to collect contributions before the November 3 election on Referendum 71 extending domestic partnership rights for gay couples. The law limits donations to small contributions in the last weeks before the election which according to the [...]