We reported when the Real Truth About Obama Inc.'s (RTAO) preliminary injunction request was denied. RTAO appealed the case and it is now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. BNA Money and Politics ($$) reports that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have until Sept. 24 to respond to a bid for an injunction request to block enforcement of campaign finance rules. RTAO is challenging restrictions on independent political groups. The group plans to run issue ads examining the Democratic presidential candidate's position on abortion, and do so by raising unlimited contributions. Attorney James Bopp of the Indiana-based firm Bopp Coleson & Bostrom, along with other attorneys for RTAO, filed a motion Sept. 17 with the Fourth Circuit, asking for injunctive relief pending their appeal of the district court decision by U.S. District Judge James Spencer. RTAO claims it has a First Amendment right to run advertising that attacks Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on the abortion issue and accuses him of "lying" about his record on the issue. Funding for the proposed ads would be restricted however, by FEC rules and possible enforcement action by the FEC or DOJ, the group says.