On Thursday, April 12, 2007, ACS hosted a panel discussion on the upcoming consolidated Supreme Court cases, FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life and McCain v. Wisconsin Right to Life, which deal with whether the "electioneering communications" restrictions imposed by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA) impermissibly limit the free speech rights of nonprofit corporations. Advocates from a variety of perspectives presented their views on the cases and previewed some of the points likely to be raised when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

The panel featured:

• Michael B. Trister, Partner, Lichtman, Trister & Ross, PLLC /li>
• Benjamin L. Ginsberg, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
• Paul S. Ryan, FEC Program Director & Associate Legal Counsel, Campaign Legal Center
• Adam C. Bonin, Member of the Firm, Cozen O'Connor
• Moderator, Amanda Frost, Assistant Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
• ACS has created a resources page on several Supreme Court cases for the 2006-2007 October term. The resources page contains ACSBlog previews of the cases, streaming video of pre-argument panel discussions by experts, and links to the Court's opinions.