June 29 is the last day that the U.S. Supreme Court sits, before its summer break. Only one election law decision still hasn’t been released. It is virtually certain that that decision will be released on June 29. The case is Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, 08-205. It concerns a challenge to the federal campaign finance laws by a corporation that made “Hillary, the Movie”, and expected to show it in movie theaters during the early months of 2008. The FEC said that the filmmakers had to disclose the names of people who contributed to advertising for the movie. The FEC also said the ads had to carry the name of the person responsible for the content of this advertising (for at least 4 seconds) and that the ad also include the name, address and phone number or web address of the organization behind the ad.

The lower court, a 3-judge U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., had refused to issue an injunction against the FEC rules. For an account of the oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court on March 24, 2009, see this description by Dahlia Lithwick at Slate.