What did the district court ruling on the FEC regulations do?
In Shays v. FEC, issued on September 18, 2004, the DC federal district court struck down several portions of the 2004 regulations. The court found that the exclusion of all Internet communications from “public communications” and “generic campaign activity” conflicted with the statute that cast a broader regulatory net. Similarly, the court struck down exemptions for coordinated Internet-based political activities.
