Legal Opinion
Florida Right to Life v. Lawson Lamar
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 28, 2001No. 00-14140PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Florida Right to Life Committee, Inc., (“FRL”) 1 appeals from the district court’s final judgment upholding § 106.08(5), Florida Statutes, a campaign finance provision that precludes political candidates from making financial contributions to certain organizations. The district court ruled that the provision was constitutional on its face under the First and Fourteenth Amendments because of its susceptibility to a narrowing construction. We REVERSE.
I. BACKGROUND
FRL is a non-profit Florida corporation that has as its primary purpose the dissemination of information…
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