Minnesota Ass'n of Commerce & Industry v. Foley

SCOTT, Justice.

This case involves the certification of the following three questions to this court by the Federal District Court of Minnesota:(1) Does Minn.Stat. § 210A.34 (1980) permit the establishment and maintenance of any form of corporate “political action committee,” or “PAC”?(2) Does Minn.Stat. § 72A.12, subd. 5 (1980), permit an insurance company or association to establish and maintain any form of “political action committee,” or “PAC”?(3) Do the prohibitions of Minn.Stat. § 210A.34 (1980) apply to nonprofit corporations?

The Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry (MACI) is…