Am. Charities for Reasonable Fundraising Regulation, Inc. v. O'Bannon

BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.

*331 This appeal turns on mootness. The issue arose when Utah changed its law governing professional fundraising consultants. Utah officials had interpreted its old law to require the plaintiff, Rainbow Direct Marketing, to register and obtain a permit in the State of Utah. Rainbow viewed these requirements as unconstitutional and unsuccessfully sued in district court. But during the appeal, Utah substantially revised its law, prompting officials to concede that the new restrictions do not apply to Rainbow. This change in the law renders the appeal moot.

I. Applying the…