Legal Opinion
Doug Lair v. Jonathan Motl
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2017No. 16-35424PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge Bea
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
Montana limits the amount of money individuals, political action committees and political parties may contribute to candidates for state elective office. The district court invalidated these limits as unduly restrictive of political speech under .the First Amendment. Because Montana’s limits are both justified by and adequately tailored to the state’s interest in combating quid pro quo corruption or its appearance, we reverse.
Montana has shown the risk of actual, or perceived quid pro quo corruption in Montana politics is more than “mere…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Randall v. SorrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Doug Lair v. Steve BullockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Thalheimer v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- John Schickel v. Craig DilgerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- David Thompson v. Heather HebdonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Doug Lair v. Jonathan MotlCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Doug Lair v. Jeff ManganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
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