Translating a Ruling Into New Limits for Issue Ads

TRANSLATING A RULING INTO NEW LAWS FOR ISSUE ADS
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Matthew Mosk]
In June, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and a bare majority of his colleagues blew up a key provision of the campaign finance overhaul that Congress passed in 2002. Now the Federal Election Commission has begun to piece together the fragments that remain to answer this question: What can issue-oriented political ads that are paid for with corporate or union cash say before they become a clear appeal to vote for or against a presidential or congressional candidate? FEC Chairman Robert D. Lenhard said the commission feels compelled to resolve that question before mid-December, when a barrage of ads is likely to start filling up airtime. One thing is expected, campaign finance analysts said: Organizations will continue to push the limits of any new regulations, and more court battles will follow.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/21/AR200708...
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