Category: Const Law Issues

Express advocacy update from D.C. federal court

“Express advocacy” comes up in Akins v. Federal Election Commission: Supreme Court precedent indicates that for a communication to constitute “express advocacy,” it must “in express terms advocate the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office” by using words “such as ‘vote for,’ ‘elect,’ ‘support,’ ‘cast your ballot for,’ ‘Smith for Congress,’ ‘vote against,’ […]