Legal Opinion
Lavis v. Bayless
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided March 16, 2001No. 2:99-cv-01627PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ZILLY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on Citizens Clean Elections- Commission’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, docket no. 37. The Court enters the following ORDER.
Background
Plaintiff complains that the Arizona Citizen’s Clean Election Act (the Act) violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments by compelling citizens to make political contributions. Complaint ¶ 1. Plaintiff has filed this lawsuit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C §§ 2201, 2202, and 1988. Plaintiff seeks declaratory and injunctive relief.
Plaintiffs…
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