Legal Opinion
Colorado Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. Coffman
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2007No. 05-1519, 05-1538PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Article XXVIII of the Colorado Constitution is a citizen-passed campaign finance reform amendment designed to limit the influence of certain types of corporations’ general funds on state elections. Colorado Right to Life Committee (CRLC), a nonprofit ideological corporation, sought declaratory and injunctive relief against the Colorado Secretary of State, arguing that Article XXVIII contained provisions that interfered with its traditional communications and activities and, thereby, violated its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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