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Jim Kahl Quoted in Broadcasting Cable
October 22, 2007
Politcal Law attorney Jim Kahl is quoted in the following article, published in Broadcasting & Cable on October 15, 2007.
Electioneering Ads at Issue for FEC
Excerpt
Commission hearing will likely affect how many millions TV stations could make on issue ads
A hearing at the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 17 will help determine just how free corporations and unions will be to speak around election time, and how freely they can spend on TV (broadcast or cable) and radio issue advertising. The hearing date carries with it an appropriate bit of timing: Freedom of Speech Week begins Oct. 15.
At the session, the FEC will hear from stakeholders as it tries to square rules about TV and radio issue ads with the “Wisconsin Right to Life Case” Supreme Court decision last summer.
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