Legal Opinion
Lair v. Motl
District Court, D. Montana
Decided May 17, 2016No. CV 12-12-H-CCLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Charles C. Lovell, Senior United States District Judge
Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment in this case involving Montana’s 2011 political campaign contribution limits, codified at Montana Code Annotated § 13-37-216(1), (3), and (5).1 For the reasons explained below, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, denies Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and again declares unconstitutional these three statutory subsections.
Background
Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in the Billings Division for the District of Montana on September 6, 2011, alleging that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tolan v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Doug Lair v. Jonathan MotlCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Thompson v. DauphinaisDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 2016
- Doug Lair v. Jonathan MotlCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Doug Lair v. Jonathan MotlCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017