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>The old overturned election laws were used in many cases to prevent books from being published in election years. Which laws and which books? I can't find any
by icandoit 1y ago
>The old overturned election laws were used in many cases to prevent books from being published in election years.
Which laws and which books? I can't find anything.
- pcfwik 1y agoI assume the poster is referencing Citizens United v. FEC, specifically about the government's use of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act to restrict showing of political documentaries (apparently, called "Hillary: The Movie" and "Celsius 41.11"). While (as far as I know) the law was never actually used to ban books (only documentaries), the case became infamous because the government argued that it had the right to ban books if it wanted to. See, e.g., the NYTimes article below: "The [government's] lawyer, Malcolm L. Stewart, said Congress has the power to ban political books, signs and Internet videos, if they are paid for by corporations and distributed not long before an election.". https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/washington/25scotus.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/washington/25scotus.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/08-205 https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/08-205
- ch4s3 1y agoYeah I made a mistake. There were a couple of films the FEC went after and they claimed the power extended to books as you pointed out. I was under-caffienated.