Is Campaign Disclosure Heading Back to the Supreme Court?

In the current lawsuit, brought by Rep. Chris van Hollen, D-Md., and good government groups, a federal district court threw out the new FEC?s rules, with the upshot being that any individual, group, or association that runs ?electioneering communications? must disclose their donors. Electioneering communications are TV or radio ads mentioning the name of a candidate for federal office and broadcast within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of the general election. So any group running these ads would have to disclose the donors who gave money to the group for any purpose. If the groups prefer not to disclose all of their donors, they could set up a separate fund just to pay for these communications. The appeals court dismissed concerns about the burdens of disclosure, and refused to stay the lower court?s ruling.

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