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· 5/15/1979

Federal Election Commission v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Citations

  • 471 F. Supp. 315
  • 101 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2574
  • 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12373

How courts have described this case

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  • “[A]lthough the poster includes a clearly identified candidate and may have tended to influence voting, it contains communication on a public issue widely debated during the campaign____ [a]s such, it is the type of political speech which is protected from regulation.”

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Judges: Smith

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