Legal Opinion
Wisconsin Right to Life State Political Action Committee v. Barland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 2011No. 11-2623PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
In anticipation of the 2010 general elections, Wisconsin Right to Life and its State Political Action Committee filed a broad-spectrum federal lawsuit challenging various Wisconsin campaign-finance laws under the First Amendment. At issue here is a statute that limits the amount individuals may contribute to state and local candidates, political parties, and political committees to a “total of $10,000 in any calendar year.” Wis. Stat. § 11.26(4).
When the lawsuit was filed, the November elections were looming, so the plaintiffs sought a preliminary injunction enjoining…
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