Litigation

Michigan Chamber Sues Over Spending Rules

By Peter Hardin

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce has filed  litigation challenging Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land’s recent interpretation of state campaign finance law in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.

The Chamber has gone to court challenging part of Land’s ruling in May. She effectively said,  according to a Grand Rapids Press article,  “the state chamber can use its own funds to back political candidates, but cannot set up a political committee to accept outside funding and use the money to support or oppose a candidate.”

A copy of the litigation, filed in U.S. District Court, is available here. You can learn more about Land’s earlier declaratory ruling from Gavel Grab.

Citizens United lifted restrictions on corporate political spending for independent advertising to support or oppose candidates in elections.

Full post as published by The Gavel on July 14, 2010 (boomark / email).