for New Haven County Bar Association
1. Fed. Election Com. v. Mass. Citizens for Life, Inc., No. 85-701, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, October 7, 1986, Argued , December 15, 1986, Decided
OVERVIEW: A nonprofit organization's special edition newsletter came within the meaning of the Federal Election Campaign Act as an express advocacy of certain candidates, but the statute as applied violated the First Amendment by chilling political speech.
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