A district court judge agreed on Thursday that the Federal Election Commission can continue to police outside 527s on a case-by-case basis, pushing the issue back to Members of Congress, who already face a heaping post-recess legislative plate. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ruled in favor of the FEC, dismissing a case brought by Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and former Rep. Marty Meehan (D-Mass.). The suit attempted to compel the agency to issue rules for outside political groups such as the conservative Swift Vets and POWs for Truth and the liberal America Coming Together.
Roll Call reports more here. I'll be out of the country for the next week, so things might be a little quiet here on the blog. I'll post the next edition of the podcast tomorrow... have a great Labor Day weekend!
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