Lawyer Article
FEC Must Protect Commercial Speech From Excesses of McCain-Feingold Bill
October 23, 2007
Jim Kahl is a Political Law attorney in Womble Carlyle's Washington, DC office. The following is an article by Jim that appeared in Advertising Age magazine. From 2002 to 2007, Jim served as Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission.
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As Rules Are Rewritten, Supreme Court's Intent Must Be Considered
Earlier this year, in the landmark campaign-finance decision Federal Election Commission vs. Wisconsin Right to Life, the U.S. Supreme Court removed barriers on ads financed by corporations that mention a federal candidate and are run in the days before an election. This decision freed corporations -- advocacy groups, trade associations, and for-profit businesses -- to pursue more robust communications strategies. But as the Federal Election Commission turns to writing regulations to implement this decision, the extent of advertisers' rights remains in question.
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