Legal Opinion
Citizens for Clean Government v. City of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 18, 2007No. 04-56964PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Senior Circuit Judge.
The City of San Diego bans contributions exceeding $250 to any committee supporting or opposing a candidate for City Council office. San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) § 27.2935 (2005). 1 This limit applies to recall efforts because the term “candidate” includes a “City officeholder who becomes the subject of a recall election.” Id. § 27.2903.
In this case, Citizens for Clean Government (“Citizens”) argues that the contribution limit is unconstitutional as applied to the signature-gathering phase of a recall election. San Diego asserts its ordinance is valid under…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Weinstein v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Duran Gonzales v. U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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