Legal Opinion
Citizens United v. Gessler
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided September 22, 2014No. Civil Action No 14-cv-002266-RBJPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
R. BROOKE JACKSON, United States District Judge
The case presented today is rather straightforward. Citizens United argues that its free speech rights are violated when the law requires it to disclose its donors while effectively exempting traditional print media and broadcasters from the same requirement. It contends that Colorado’s reporting and disclosure exemptions are a form of content- or viewpoint-based discrimination compelling the invalidation of the entire disclosure scheme. I am not convinced and therefore deny plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction.
BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Citizens United v. GesslerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Citizens United v. GesslerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Citizens United v. GesslerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014