A U.S. District Court on Friday rejected election regulations that allowed even very large donors to politically active nonprofit groups to remain anonymous. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the group which brought the suit, described the ruling as “a major game changer” in an era when political spending by non-campaign groups has become not only unchecked, but increasingly opaque.
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CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said in a statement that the ruling will allow the public to “know a whole lot more about who is giving money for the purpose of influencing an election”.
The ruling stems from a suit CREW brought against the FEC in connection to spending by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, which did not disclose the donors behind $6 million spent campaigning against Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown in 2012.
The decision is subject to appeal, either by the FEC or by Crossroads GPS.
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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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