Amber Jones v. Kent Coleman

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

This case calls upon us to decide whether the district court properly abstained from exercising its jurisdiction in a case alleging that Tennessee’s Campaign Financial Disclosure Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 2-10-101 et seq., unconstitutionally burdens the rights of free speech and association. We find that the district court’s abstention was improper in this case, especially in light of the alleged chilling effects of the Act. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

Appellants Amber Jones and Deanna Lack are parents of…