United States Eighth Circuit

In a campaign finance case involving first amendment challenges, Minn. Stat. section 211B.08, which prohibits religious, charitable, or educational organizations from requesting donations from candidates or committees is not narrowly tailored where the section bars requests that have nothing to do with preventing corruption, or the appearance of corruption.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/04/2005
• Published 11/04/2005

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, LAY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Bopp, Jr., argued, Terre Haute, Indiana (Jeffrey Gallant, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kristinen L. Eiden, argued, St. Paul, Minnesota (Mike Hatch, Jennifer A. Service, and Mark B. Levinger, on the brief), for appellee.