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Court turns down campaign disclosure challenge
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2011/02/23 09:19
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pThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal challenging campaign disclosure laws in Washington state./ppThe court on Tuesday let stand without comment a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the state's disclosure requirements. Human Life of Washington challenged the requirements as a violation of the First Amendment. The group didn't want to reveal its donors in a 2008 campaign opposing an assisted suicide ballot measure./ppThe San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the disclosure requirements have become an important part of our First Amendment tradition./p |
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