Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Nonprofit navigator highlights WRTL

Check out Beth Kingsley's excellent article on WRTL in the latest edition of the Nonprofit Navigator:

The Supreme Court on Campaign Finance: Or, What does Wisconsin Right to Life really mean?

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life ("WRTL") has been portrayed variously as the death-knell for campaign finance reform, a victory for free speech, an incremental adjustment to the McCain-Feingold regulatory scheme, or opening a loophole in the campaign finance law big enough to drive a truck - or perhaps just a family-sized SUV - through. While scholars debate the effect on stare decisis and the implications for how this court will treat other campaign limitations, nonprofits and political operatives need to know what the case means in more practical terms. What are the rules for this election cycle?

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