Legal Opinion
Free and Fair Election Fund v. Missouri Ethics Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2018No. 17-2239PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The Missouri Ethics Commission appeals the district court's 2 order permanently enjoining enforcement of a recently enacted provision of the Missouri Constitution. The provision, found in Mo. Const. art. VIII, § 23.3(12), prohibits a political action committee from receiving contributions from other political action committees. The district court concluded that the prohibition unconstitutionally infringed on a political action committee's First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association. We agree and therefore affirm.
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On November 8, 2016, Missouri voters…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- United States v. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PACSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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