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Rules for Advocacy Groups May Not Be Settled Until Spring 2010

By James A. Kahl, Lawrence H. Norton, Gregg P. Skall

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) announced on October 21 that it will not seek further review of a ruling by a three-judge federal appeals panel that struck down restrictions on fundraising and spending by non-profit advocacy groups. (EMILY?s List v. FEC). The six-member Commission split evenly on whether to ask for review by the entire D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, even though the ruling invalidated rules that the Commission adopted just four years ago.For non-profits looking ahead to 201 read more

Full post as published by Political GPS: Womble Carlyle Political Law on November 09, 2009 (boomark / email).