Legal Opinion
Independence Institute v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2016No. 14-1463PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge.
The Independence Institute is a nonprofit corporation, organized and tax-exempt under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), that conducts research and educates the public on public policy. During the 2014 Colorado gubernatorial campaign, the Institute intended to air an advertisement on Denver-area television that was critical of the state’s failure to audit its new health care insurance exchange. The ad culminates with an exhortation to viewers to call the incumbent governor — a candidate in the election — and tell him to support an audit of the exchange.
The Institute is concerned…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Maehr v. U.S. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2021
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Vogt v. City of HaysCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2017
- Independence Institute v. Federal Election CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Thompson v. HebdonSupreme Court of the United States · 2019
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