Doug Lair v. Steve Bullock

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Since 1994, Montana has regulated the amount that individuals, political committees, and political parties can contribute to candidates for state office. Mont.Code Ann. § 13-37-216, as adjusted by Admin. R. Mont. § 44.10.338. 1 In 2003, we upheld this provision against a constitutional challenge based on Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 96 S.Ct. 612, 46 L.Ed.2d 659 (1976), and Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC, 528 U.S. 377, 120 S.Ct. 897, 145 L.Ed.2d 886 (2000). Mont. Right to Life Ass’n v. Eddleman, 343 F.3d 1085 (9th Cir.2003), cert. denied, 543 U.S. 812, 125…