Court allows issue ads near elections
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Free speech rights take precedence over government restrictions on political advertising, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that opens the door for greater influence by interest groups in the closing days of an election.
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The Supreme Court loosened political advertising restrictions aimed at corporate- and union-funded television ads Monday, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.
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Courts have issued conflicting rulings over what will constitute valid 'provisional' votes.
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A Wisconsin anti-abortion group asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to let it run ads this fall despite a campaign finance law's restrictions on election-time political commercials.
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The Supreme Court loosened political advertising restrictions aimed at corporate- and union-funded television ads Monday, a ruling that could give interest groups a louder and more influential voice in the 2008 presidential election.
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The court bolstered President Bush's prospects in this battleground state, ruling that Ralph Nader could appear on the November ballot.
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A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules underlines the importance Saturday's vote in Nevada has assumed as a potential momentum-builder in the Democratic presidential campaign.
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Two sponsors of the nation's campaign finance law sued the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday for failing to block the spending of unlimited donations in the presidential race, the second lawsuit the FEC has faced over the issue this month.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry, and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action.    Well, that time may be now...
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Local officials are using election law to block independent candidates.
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Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Thursday:
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In a case that could roil the US presidential race, the US Supreme Court will consider whether requiring voters to provide identification to cast a ballot is constitutional.
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on rerunning the country&#39;s disputed presidential election. By Fred Weir and Helen Womack | Correspondents of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Ukraine's Supreme Court gave the political opposition some breathing room Thursday, ruling that the results of a presidential election are not official until it hears an appeal from a Western-leaning candidate who says it was stolen from him.
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The US Supreme Court gave opponents of Texas&#39;s new federal voting districts a new chance to challenge the plan, which may add as many as six Republicans to the state&#39;s congressional delegation in the Nov. 2 election.
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday that an Indiana law on voter identification prevented voters from having their ballots counted.