Brown v. Fed. Election Comm'n

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 allegedly function as an outright ban on her ability to run them under the circumstances here. The crux of this case is whether that is so and, even if it is not,…