Legal Opinion
Federal Election Commission v. Harvey Furgatch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1987No. 85-5524PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Under the Federal Election Campaign Act, a political advertisement which “expressly advocates” either the election or defeat of a candidate must be reported to the Federal Election Commission. We must decide whether in this case reporting was required and if so whether the Act meets constitutional demands.
No right of expression is more important to our participatory democracy than political speech. One of the most delicate tasks of First Amendment jurisprudence is to determine the scope of political speech and its permissible regulation. This appeal requires us to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Thomas v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Federal Election Commission v. Central Long Island Tax Reform Immediately CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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