Legal Opinion
Montana Right to Life Ass'n v. Eddleman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2003No. 00-35924PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge SILVERMAN; Opinion dissenting in part by Judge TEILBORG.
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1994, Montana voters passed various campaign finance reform measures contained in a ballot proposition known as Initiative 118. At issue in this case are two of the provisions contained in that initiative. The first lowers the maximum dollar amount both political action commit*1088tees and individuals may contribute to a political candidate; the second limits the aggregate dollar amount a candidate may receive from all PACs combined. Plaintiffs-appellants brought suit to invalidate some of the…
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