· 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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