Pursuing America's Greatness v. Federal Election Commission

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Election Commission prohibits unauthorized political committees, like Pursuing America’s Greatness, from using candidates’ names in the titles of their websites and social media pages. Pursuing America’s Greatness sought a preliminary injunction against this rule, which the district court denied. We reverse the district court because the restriction, as applied to Pursuing America’s Greatness, is a content-based ban on speech that likely violates the First Amendment.

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Pursuing America’s Greatness (PAG) is a political committee that works for the election of…