Legal Opinion
Vote Choice, Inc. v. Di Stefano
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 12, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-0451-PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case present a constitutional challenge to several «provisions of Rhode Island’s recently amended campaign finance law. The challenged provisions attempt to regulate and/or prohibit certain contributions and expenditures with respect to corporations, political action committees (“PACs”), and publicly-financed candidates. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge: R.I.G.L. § 17-25-10.1(j), a provision banning independent corporate expenditures to influence a ballot question; R.I.G.L. § 17 — 25—10(a)(3), a provision allegedly…
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