Two great articles today on the upcoming FEC hearings on how it will handle the WRTL ruling on electioneering communications (Chronicle of Philanthropy || The Hill). You'll recall that the law limited nonprofits (amongst others) from broadcasting communications featuring the name or liekness of federal candidates near primary or election time. Confronted with a case where ads designed to lobby federal officials who were also running for reelection, the Court held that unless an advertisement can only be seen as an attempt to influence the election, campaign finance laws can't regulate.
The FEC needs two days to hear from all of the parties on this one... the Court's opinion leaves open a question on whether these ads still trigger disclosure requirements. I may try to sit in on some of the testimony, but I'll certainly post about it next week.
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