Legal Opinion
Montana Chamber of Commerce v. Argenbright
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2000No. Nos. 98-36256, 98-36257, 98-36261, 98-36266, 99-35032 and 99-35033PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals involve the initiative process in Montana. Montana state officials and the League of Women Voters appeal the district court’s decision, following a bench trial, that Initiative 125 (1-125), which prohibits direct corporate expenditures in ballot initiative campaigns, violates the First Amendment.2 The Montana Mining Association and various organizations subject to 1-125 sought to delay, and then to invalidate, the election in which voters approved Initiative 137 (I-137) (restricting certain types of mining) on the ground that 1-125…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Agostini v. FeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Jerry Rubin v. City of Santa Monica Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk Does 1-5, Inclusive, Bill Jones, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- California Pro-Life Council, Inc. v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- California Pro-Life Council, Inc. v. GetmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Montana Right to Life Ass'n v. EddlemanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Attorney GeneralMontana Supreme Court · 2011
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