Legal Opinion
Vermont Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. Sorrell
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided June 21, 2012No. Case No. 2:09-CV-188PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion & Order
Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment
WILLIAM K. SESSIONS III, District Judge.
Plaintiffs filed suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to bar enforcement against them of provisions of Vermont’s campaign finance law. They contend the challenged portions of the law, which require disclosure of election-related speech and limit the amount donors may contribute to “political committees,” violate their constitutional guarantees of free speech and due process of law, U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1. Pending are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, ECF Nos. 166, 168. The Court…
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