U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Brown v. Fed. Election Comm'n
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- May 13, 2019
- Case
- Brown v. Fed. Election Comm'n
- Case status
- Decided
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TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge Does the First Amendment permit the Federal Election Commission to regulate, through disclaimer and disclosure requirements, long-running radio ads for a person's eponymous business once that person decides to run for federal office? Leigh Brown, a realtor and recent entrant into a primary race for a House of Representatives seat, argues it does not, largely because those requirements a…
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