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Public Broadcasters Ponder Political Ads
As mentioned in: Boston GlobeApril 19, 2012
The Boston Globe reported on April 19, 2012, that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a ban on political advertising on public radio and television stations violated the First Amendment and that running those ads would not undermine public broadcasting’s mission. According to the Globe, while the ruling applies only to California and eight other western states, it could set a precedent, forcing public broadcasters nationwide to grapple with whether political ads would alienate listeners and viewers they depend on for donations.
Clifford Harrington, a partner and leader of the Communications practice in Pillsbury’s Washington, D.C., office, said federal regulators and the Justice Department will probably seek a review of the ruling by a larger panel of Ninth Circuit judges, or ask the Supreme Court to take up the case.
Either way, Harrington said, applying the California decision nationally will be an “uphill battle.’’
Read the full Boston Globe story here.
