Court denies broadcasters' emergency bid to block political ad rule

Submitted: July 27, 2012 - 7:08pm
Originally published: July 27, 2012
Last updated: July 27, 2012 - 7:25pm

Source: Hill, The

Location:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 333 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States

A federal court denied the National Association of Broadcasters' emergency motion to delay the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) rule requiring television stations to post information about political advertisements online. The ruling means broadcasters will have to meet the new disclosure requirements by August 2. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia concluded that the broadcasters failed to meet the stringent requirements necessary to suspend the regulation before it goes into effect. The broadcasters' lawsuit looking to permanently overturn the rule will be allowed to continue.