Appeals court upholds law banning political ads on public broadcasting

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An appeals court has upheld a ban on political advertising on public broadcasting – reversing an earlier ruling by members of the same court.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, ruled against a public broadcaster seeking to have the ban overturned on 1st Amendment grounds. The broadcaster was also seeking to be able to run paid advertisements from for-profit companies.

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