Bogaert v. Land’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The MCFA defines “contribution” broadly to include: a payment, gift, subscription, assessment, expenditure, contract, payment for services, dues, advance, forbearance, loan, or donation of money or anything of ascertainable monetary value, or a transfer of anything of ascertainable monetary value to a person, made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate, or for the qualification, passage, or defeat of a ballot question. M.C.L. § 169.204(1). The MCFA excludes limited volunteer services from the definition of “contribution.” M.C.L. § 169.204(3)(a). The MCFA prohibits corporations from making contributions that are “excluded from the definition of a contribution pursuant to section 4(3)(a).” M.C.L. § 169.254(2). Plaintiffs assert, based on the declaratory ruling issued by Defendant, [that] their ability to exercise their freedom of speech has been unconstitutionally restricted, with the threat of criminal sanctions as enforcement. Specifically, Plaintiffs claim Defendant’s interpretation of the statute prevents the political action committee from receiving contributions from corporations for the purpose of making independent expenditures, prevents corporations from contributing to the political action committee, and prevents the corporations from soliciting contributions on behalf of the political action committee. A. Likelihood of Success on the Merits This factor does not weigh in favor of or against the issuance of a temporary restraining orde”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Michigan Chamber of Commerce v. Land