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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 09:38 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 30 September 2008 09:38
From the Herald Dispatch:
A federal judge has rescinded a ruling that blocked West Virginia from requiring third parties to report what they spent on non-broadcast political ads.
U.S. District Judge David Faber noted in an order Monday that recent legislation will soon replace the provisions he found unconstitutionally vague in a ruling last April.
But Monday’s order also withholds judgment on the legislation.
“The court does not suggest that the newly enacted statutes pass constitutional muster,” Faber wrote. He added that “any decision as to their constitutionality must begin anew.”