A federal judge in Chicago on August 26 rejected a nonprofit judicial-advocacy group’s challenge to Illinois election laws on disclosure of campaign contributions and costs, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Virginia’s Center for Individual Freedom, which has mounted advertising campaigns in races for judicial office in Alabama and West Virginia, sought an injunction to stop Illinois from enforcing rules requiring it to disclose its donors.

In its suit, the group stated its intent to raise judicial and policy matters in Illinois during the fall election campaign but said the disclosure requirement violates donors’ free-speech rights.

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