Breaking News: Cert Denied in SpeechNow Case

Following up on my post from last night, you can find the Order List here. The case is listed as 10-145, Keating v. FEC.

The reason I expected a cert. denial is that granting cert. would have sent a message that more about disclosure laws are up for grabs, even for those who face no fear of harassment. It would have let to more speculation about what would be constitutional in the disclosure area, during the many months when Congress, at least in theory, could try to fix the disclosure mess we are in now. In this atmosphere, I did not expect many on the Court to want to send that message. There were no listed dissents from the cert. denial.