Legal Opinion
Colorado Republican Party v. Williams
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 14CA1945PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE GRAHAM
T1 "The First Amendment ' "has its fullest and most urgent application" to speech uttered during a campaign for politi*652cal office.’ ” Citizens United n Fed. Election Comm\ 558 U.S. 310, 339, 130 S.Ct. 876, 175 L.Ed,2d 753 (2010) (citation omitted).
¶ 2 We are asked in this appeal to determine whether an independent expenditure committee established by a political party is subject to source and amount contribution limits under Colorado Constitution article XXVIII (the Campaign and Political Finance Amendment) and sections 1-45-101 to -118, C.R.S.2015 (the Fair Campaign…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republican Federal Campaign CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by2 opinions
- McGihon v. CaveColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
- Campaign Integrity Watchdog LLC v. Colorado Republican Party Independent Expenditure CommitteeColorado Court of Appeals · 2017