Foreword
In McConnell v. Federal Election Commission(FEC) (2003), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of theBipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), which, among other provisions,regulated so-called “soft money contributions to political parties and thefunding and timing of television issue ads. While the decision was praised bysupporters of campaign finance reform, it has been far from the last word onthe law’s constitutionality. This year, the provision of the BCRA governingissue ads was once again before the Supreme Court. This time, the Court looked athow the BCRA was applied to a specific organization — Wisconsin Right to Life(WRTL) — and…
