Leon S. Kaplan v. County of Los Angeles

HUG, Circuit Judge:

Judge Leon S. Kaplan of the Los Ange-les Superior Court appeals the district court’s adverse judgment in his suit challenging the fees charged to candidates for political office by Los Angeles County for costs associated with the publication of election statements in the County’s voter’s pamphlet. Kaplan contends that the cost recovery system violates his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Because we find no constitutional infirmity in the cost recovery system, we affirm the district court’s judgment.

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