Legal Opinion
Michigan State Chamber of Commerce v. Austin
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1987No. 86-1875PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WISEMAN, Chief Judge.
Defendant-appellant Richard A. Austin (Austin), Secretary of State of the State of Michigan, appeals from the district court’s order granting plaintiffs-appellees’ (Plaintiffs) motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs’ motion sought a declaratory judgment that § 54(3) of the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (Act), Mich.Comp. Laws § 169.254(3) (Supp.1987), on its face, violates the first and fourteenth amendments. The district court granted Plaintiffs’ motion and permanently enjoined Austin from enforcing § 54(3), holding that § 54(3) “is substantially overbroad and therefore…
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