Legal Opinion
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce v. Gaertner
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2006No. 05-1795PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants, three chambers of commerce operating as nonprofit corporations in Minnesota, appeal the dismissal of their suit challenging certain provisions of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act that regulate corporate contributions to candidates for political office. Appellants seek a declaration that Minnesota Statutes §§ 211B.01, subd. 3, and 211B.15, subds. 1(2), 2 (2004) (collectively, “the Minnesota Statutes”), are unconstitutional and preempted by the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. §§ 431-55 (2000) (“FECA”), to the extent that the Minnesota Statutes…
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