Legal Opinion
Reeder v. Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. Nos. 83-1353, 83-1849PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The law of Missouri, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 84.-830(1), forbids officers or employees of the Kansas City Police Department to make any political contribution.1 Mark Reeder, a *545Kansas City Police Sergeant, gave $500.00 to the campaign of John Carnes, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Representative in Congress from Missouri’s Fifth District. As a result, he was dismissed from the police force. In a suit filed by Reeder, the District Court held the state statute invalid on two grounds: that it was preempted by Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments…
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