Legal Opinion
John Schickel v. Craig Dilger
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 30, 2019No. 17-6456/6505PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOK, Circuit Judge.
One sitting state senator and one prospective candidate for elected office in Kentucky challenged several state campaign finance and ethics laws, claiming violations of their First Amendment rights to free speech and association and Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection. Kentucky argues that these measures, enacted to prevent corruption and protect its citizens' trust in their elected officials, comport with the Constitution. The district court, for the most part, disagreed with the Commonwealth. We see it differently.
I. BACKGROUND
John Schickel, the incumbent…
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