United States Eighth Circuit
St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. Gaertner, 05-1795
Dismissal of a suit challenging certain provisions of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act that regulate corporate contributions to candidates for political office is reversed where the district court erred in finding plaintiffs did not have standing for their challenge.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/27/2006
- Published 02/27/2006
Judges
- BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Thomas H. Boyd, argued, Minneapolis, MN (David M. Aafedt, on the brief), for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Darwin J. Lookingbill, argued, Asst. Ramsey County Attorney, St. Paul, MN. for appellee Susan Gaertner., Andrea G. White, Assistant Dakota County Attorney, on the brief for appellees James Backstrom and Ross Arneson of Hastings, MN.