Petition of the day
By Maureen Johnston
on Dec 12, 2014
Thepetition of the dayis:
14-391
Issue: (1) Whether a political committee that makes highly restricted direct contributions has a First Amendment right to engage in unrestricted non-contribution activities through a separate and segregated non-contribution account; and (2) whether the First Amendment forbids a government from restricting political speech based on the disclosure interest an interest in providing the electorate with information about the sources of election-related spending including when a more narrowly tailored remedy is available.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Stop This Insanity, Inc. Employee Leadership Fund v. Federal Election Commission
Recommended Citation:
Maureen Johnston,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Dec. 12, 2014, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2014/12/petition-of-the-day-740/