Legal Opinion · Dissent
North Carolina Right to Life, Inc. v. Leake
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2008No. 07-1438, 07-1439Published
1DissentMichael, Circuit Judge
North Carolina has enacted, within the bounds of the First Amendment, a cam- . paign finance law that is aimed at promoting transparency and openness in the electoral processes of that state. Today the majority strikes down key provisions in that law and severely restricts the well-established power of a state to regulate its elections. One result will be that organizations and individuals will be able to easily disguise their campaign advocacy as issue advocacy, thereby avoiding regulation. The majority thus allows these organizations and individuals to conceal their identities, spend…
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