Legal Opinion
Barker v. State of Wisconsin Ethics Board
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 13, 1993No. 93-C-150-CPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
CRABB, Chief Judge.
Six lobbyists have brought this civil action to contest the constitutionality of a provision in Wisconsin’s lobby law, specifically Wis. Stat. § 13.625(l)(b), to the extent that it interferes with their First Amendment right to volunteer unpaid personal services to candidates for elected office. They seek declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants contend that any statutory interference with plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights is justified by the state’s interest in preventing corruption and the appearance of corruption in…
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