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IOWA CITY - A federal judge has upheld key parts of a new Iowa law requiring corporations and unions to disclose spending for or against political candidates, saying the rules increase transparency while protecting the right to free speech.
U.S. District Chief Judge Robert Pratt in Des Moines issued a written decision Wednesday rejecting arguments by Iowa Right to Life, which claimed the disclosure requirements were overly burdensome and hampered its ability to support candidates who share its opposition to abortion.See the full content of this document
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Judge Upholds Disclosure Rules
Iowa lawmakers were among the first in the nation to respond to a January 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave businesses and unions the ability to use unli...
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