Judges restrict anti-Clinton movie ads

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3141116, Judges restrict anti-Clinton movie ads
Posted by cal04 on Tue Jan-15-08 03:56 PM

Source: Associated Press

A conservative group must abide by campaign finance laws if it wants to run ads promoting its anti-Hillary Rodham Clinton movie, a federal court ruled Tuesday.

Citizens United had hoped to run the television advertisements in key election states during peak primary season. The court ruling means the group must either keep its ads off the air or attach a disclaimer and disclose its donors.

Lawyers for the group had argued its 90-minute ``Hillary: The Movie'' was no different from documentaries seen on television news shows ``60 Minutes'' and ``Nova.'' That prompted skepticism and, at one point, outright laughter from the judges during a hearing last week.

Campaign regulations prohibit corporations and unions from paying for ads that run close to elections and identify candidates. Citizens United argued that the advertisements promoted the movie and should be treated as commercial speech as opposed to political advocacy.


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