Court Strikes Down Regulations on Nonprofit Campaign Spending

A Washington federal appeals court has struck down regulations that limit how nonprofit organizations raise and spend money for political campaigns, The Washington Post reports.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit made the ruling in a lawsuit brought by Emily’s List, a Washington group that supports female Democratic candidates who hold the view that abortions should be legal. The organization had challenged the 2005 campaign regulations as unconstitutional because they inhibited free speech.

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