81 F. Supp. 2d 128 - Daggett v. Webster’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
3 district ·
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Applies 2 U.S.C. § 434 (§ 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971) · 2 U.S.C. § 441A (§ 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971)
Relies on Buckley v. Valeo · Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · M'Culloch v. State of Maryland · First National Bank of Boston v. X Bellotti · Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Most-quoted passages
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“The election for governor . . . is three years away, and no plaintiff in this lawsuit purports to be a candidate for governor. I DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE any challenge to the new gubernatorial contribution limit ($500) as premature.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“If contribution limits are permissible, differences in their level from state to state should reflect democratic choices, not court decisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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