Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Kansas Political Action Committee
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided October 27, 2000No. 83,121PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allegrucci, J.:
In 1996, Thomas Britt Nichols lost his bid for reelection to the Kansas House of Representatives from the 22nd District to Representative Sue Storm. Nichols sued individuals, unincorporated associations, and a corporation, alleging that the defendants acted in concert to harm him by contributing to Storm’s campaign knowingly and intentionally in violation of the Kansas Campaign Finance Act (CFA), K.S.A. 25-4142 et seq. He sought declaratory judgment and damages on various theories involving violations of the CFA. The district court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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