Venable partner Larry Norton was quoted in a May 21, 2012 Roll Call article on a recent federal appeals court ruling impacting spending by outside groups during the election season. Last week, a three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a ruling imposing stricter disclosure rules on ads that simply picture or name a candidate.
Commenting on the potential impact of the ruling on campaign spending by outside groups, Norton said, “I don’t expect that this is going to shut down political spending — not by far…But I do think you’ll see groups trying to accommodate the ruling and structure their ads and their governance in a way that allows them to be on the airwaves and to get their message out.”
Commenting on the potential impact of the ruling on campaign spending by outside groups, Norton said, “I don’t expect that this is going to shut down political spending — not by far…But I do think you’ll see groups trying to accommodate the ruling and structure their ads and their governance in a way that allows them to be on the airwaves and to get their message out.”