Brown v. Federal Election Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEIGH BROWN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-1021 (TJK) FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION 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…