Legal Opinion
Citizens for Responsible Government State Political Action Committee v. Buckley
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 10, 1999No. Nos. Civ.A. 96-S-2844, Civ.A. 96-S-2973 and Civ.A. 97-S-221PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPARR, District Judge.
THIS MATTER came before the court for trial. Plaintiffs challenge several sections of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (“FCPA”), Colo.Rev.Stat. §§ 1-45-101 et seq., as violating their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution by infringing on protected political speech and association and by denying them equal protection of the law.2 *1073The FCPA was a ballot initiative adopted by the voters of Colorado at the November 5, 1996 general election and made effective by proclamation of Governor Romer on January 15, 1997.…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Beverly C. Daggett, Elaine Fuller, Christopher M. Harte, Mark T. Cenci, Jeffrey I. Weinstein, Shawn Levasseur, and Libertarian Party of Maine, Rollin Stearns, National Right to Life Political Action Committee State Fund, and Maine Right to Life Committee Political Action Committee State Candidate Fund v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Peter B. Webster, Linda W. Cronkite, Harriet P. Henry, G. Calvin MacKenzie Merle R. Nelson, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices of the State of Maine, Secretary of State of Maine, and Attorney General of Maine, Beverly C. Daggett, Elaine Fuller, Christopher M. Harte, Mark T. Cenci, Jeffrey I. Weinstein, Shawn Levasseur, and Libertarian Party of Maine, Rollin Stearns, Maine Right to Life Committee Political Action Committee State Fund, and National Right to Life Political Action Committee State Fund v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Peter B. Webster, Linda W. Cronkite, Harriet P. Henry, G. Calvin MacKenzie Merle R. Nelson, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices of the State of Maine, Secretary of State of Maine, and Attorney General of Maine, Beverly C. Daggett, Elaine Fuller, Christopher M. Harte, Mark T. Cenci, Jeffrey I. Weinstein, Shawn Levasseur, and Libertarian Party of Maine, Rollin Stearns, National Right to Life Political Action Committee State Fund, and Maine Right to Life Committee Political Action Committee State Candidate Fund v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Peter B. Webster, Linda W. Cronkite, Harriet P. Henry, G. Calvin MacKenzie Merle R. Nelson, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices of the State of Maine, Secretary of State of Maine, and Attorney General of Maine, Beverly C. Daggett, Elaine Fuller, Christopher M. Harte, Mark T. Cenci, Jeffrey I. Weinstein, Shawn Levasseur, and Libertarian Party of Maine, Rollin Stearns, Maine Right to Life Committee Political Action Committee State Candidate Fund, and National Right to Life Political Action Committee State Fund v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, Peter B. Webster, Linda W. Cronkite, Harriet P. Henry, G. Calvin MacKenzie Merle R. Nelson, in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Elections Practices of the State of Maine, Secretary of State of Maine, and Attorney General of MaineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Common Sense Alliance v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- Landell v. SorrellDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2000
- Citizens for Responsible Government State Political Action Committee v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Davidson v. Committee for Gail Schoettler, Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2001
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