Appeals Court Upholds Law Banning Political Ads On Public Radio And TV

This undated frame grab taken from AP video shows a control room at television station WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Va. Political ads are blasting across the television airwaves in the Roanoke/Lynchburg Va. market, delighting b... This undated frame grab taken from AP video shows a control room at television station WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Va. Political ads are blasting across the television airwaves in the Roanoke/Lynchburg Va. market, delighting broadcasters but making some viewers cringe. Blame Virginia's status as a swing state in the 2012 presidential race _ and the cheap air time in the Roanoke/Lynchburg television market. By the number of television households, with New York at the top, Roanoke is down the market size list at number 68. (AP Photo/AP Video) MORE LESS
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An appeals court on Monday upheld a law banning political advertisements on public television and radio, according to the Washington Post.

A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif. in April 2012 struck down the ban on political adversisements and upheld a ban on for-profit company ads. The federal government then asked the full appeals court to review the laws again, according to the Post.

The Monday court decision ruled 9-2 that political ads “posed a threat to the noncommercial, educational nature of noncommercial educational programming,” according to the Post.

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