Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 14, 2004No. 04A194PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
542 U.S. 1305
WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC.
v.
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
No. 04A194.
Supreme Court of United States.
Decided September 14, 2004.
ON APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION
Applicant's request for an injunction pending appeal barring the enforcement of §203 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) is denied. Applicant contends that §203—which bans corporations from using general treasury funds to finance certain electioneering communications—violates the First Amendment as applied to its political advertisements. An injunction pending appeal would be an extraordinary remedy,…
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