DISCLOSE act impact on broadcasters

Could a Supreme Court Decision Affect Disclosure Obligations on Political Advertising?

By David Oxenford|2021-07-13T10:46:37-05:00July 13th, 2021|Legal News|

Last week, we wrote about two dissenting opinions in a Supreme Court decision that highlight the debate that is underway on the principles that govern defamation liability in the United States. While we are reviewing Supreme Court decisions that could have an impact on broadcasters, including on political advertising, we thought that we should highlight... Continue Reading…

Keeping Our Campaigns Honest Act Proposes that FCC Require Disclosure of Significant Donors to Entities That Sponsor Issue Ads

By David Oxenford|2015-05-01T11:55:56-05:00May 1st, 2015|Legal News|

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives last week proposes that the FCC be required to amend its sponsorship identification rules to require not just the name of the sponsor of an ad addressing “a controversial issue of public importance,” but also the names of any “significant donors” to the sponsor. This bill is… Continue Reading