Legal Opinion
Landell v. Sorrell
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 7, 2002No. Docket Nos. 00-9159(L), 00-9180(CON), 00-9231(XAP), 00-9139(XAP), 00-9240(XAP)PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRAUB, Circuit Judge.
During his 1997 inaugural address, Vermont’s Governor offered the Vermont General Assembly a moment of telling candor: “As I’ve said before, money does buy access and we’re kidding ourselves and Vermonters if we deny it. Let us do away with the current system.” The General Assembly responded by promulgating Act 64, a comprehensive campaign finance reform package. The testimony and statements made during the General Assembly’s debate demonstrated that Vermont lawmakers were concerned with more than just the quid pro quo corruption that preoccupies much of campaign finance…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2007
- Luis W. Lebron v. Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and FamiliesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Vermont Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. SorrellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
- California Pro-Life Council, Inc. v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Landell v. SorrellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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