United States Ninth Circuit

Challenged provisions in a campaign finance reform ballot initiative, lowering certain maximum contribution amounts and limiting combined amounts received, do not violate the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/07/2002
• Decided 09/11/2003
• Published 09/11/2003

Judges

• Before:  ALARCÓN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges, and TEILBORG, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Bopp, Jr.,Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, for the plaintiff-appellant., Eric C. Bohnet, Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brian M. Morris, Solicitor, Helena, MT, for the defendant-appellee.