Legal Opinion
Thomas D. Carver v. Jeremiah W. Nixon, Attorney General, State of Missouri John Maupin, Chair, Missouri Ethics Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1995No. 95-2608PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The campaign contribution limits in Proposition A, Mo.Ann.Stat. § 130.100 (Vernon Supp.1995), adopted by initiative, were declared constitutional by the district court, which refused to enjoin their implementation. Carver v. Nixon, 882 F.Supp. 901 (W.D.Mo.1995). Thomas D. Carver appeals, arguing that the district court erred in ruling that the Proposition A contribution limits for state and local candidates did not violate a contributor’s freedoms of speech and association under the First Amendment. We conclude that section 130.100 is unconstitutional and reverse…
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