Yamada v. Weaver’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “2. I am the Treasurer of the Fund for Louisiana’s Future (“FFLF”). 3. FFLF is an independent expenditure-only political action committee that is registered with the Louisiana Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure (the “Supervisory Committee”) as a state “political committee.” It discloses its contributions and expenditures with the Supervisory Committee. Its principal place of business is 6048 Marshall Foch Street, New Orleans, LA 70124. 4. FFLF was established to make independent expenditures in support of conservative candidates in federal, state and local elections in Louisiana, primarily in the form of television, radio, print, internet and telephone advertisements. FFLF’s only expenditures to influence elections in Louisiana are and will be independent of any candidate or candidates. 5. FFLF does not and will not make contributions to, or coordinated expenditures on behalf of, candidates or political party committees. 6. FFLF’s independent expenditures are not and will not be made in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidates, their authorized political committees, or their agents. All decisions concerning the expenditure of FFLF’s funds are made independent of any candidate, campaign, party committee, or their agents. 7. FFLF was established by me. I am an experienced attorney specializing in political law, I have worked at the Federal Election Commission, and have over a decade of experience advising corporations,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. 17 F. Supp. 3d 562 - Fund for Louisiana's Future v. Louisiana Board of Ethics

2. “unlawful for any person who enters into any contract with the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services, the buying of property, or furnishing of any material, supplies, or equipment to the State, any of the counties, any department or agency thereof, or for selling any land or building to the State, any of the counties, or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of the contract or payment for material, supplies, equipment, land, property, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the legislative body, at any time between the execution of the contract through the completion of the contract, to: ... Directly or indirectly make any contribution, or promise expressly or impliedly to make any contribution to any candidate committee or noncandidate committee, or to any candidate or to any person for any political purpose or use;”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Yamada v. Snipes

3. “[A-1] has purposely not created a separate organizational structure for election-related activity, choosing instead to register itself (A-l A-Lectrician, Inc.) as a noncandidate committee. If it were allowed to avoid registration merely because its political activity is small proportionally to its overall activities (as an electrical contractor and perhaps as a pure issue advocacy organization), it would encourage any affiliated noncandi-date committee to avoid disclosure requirements by merging its activities into a larger affiliated organization.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Yamada v. Snipes