Legal Opinion
Labor's Educational & Political Club-Independent v. Danforth
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 1, 1978No. 59806PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARDGETT, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri, which declared the Missouri Campaign Finance and Disclosure Act (hereinafter Act), sections 130.010 et seq., RSMo Supp.1975, unconstitutional. The various parties, being aggrieved in varying respects, appealed. Jurisdiction is in this court because this case involves the construction of the constitution of Missouri. Art. V, sec. 3, Mo.Const.
The suit was brought by Labor’s Educational and Political Club — Independent (LEPCI) and other interested parties. They sought a declaratory judgment as to the…
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