Legal Opinion
Illinois Liberty Pac v. Madigan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 5, 2012No. 12 C 5811PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum Opinion and Order
GARY FEINERMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Illinois Liberty PAC brought this official capacity suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Attorney General of Illinois and the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and members of the Illinois State Board of *1116Elections, alleging that certain contribution limits imposed by the Illinois Election Code violate the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Doc. 1. The provisions challenged by the original complaint limit the amount that political action committees (“PACs”) may contribute to a candidate; those…
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