Federal appeals court upholds Mississippi campaign contribution law
By William Helbling on Nov 16, 2014 11:49 am[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [official website] on Friday upheld [opinion, PDF] a Mississippi campaign finance law that requires disclosure of political contributions. The Mississippi campaign finance law [text] states that a person or group who contributes more than $200 to any ballot initiative must file a financial report with the Mississippi Secretary of State. The plaintiffs challenging the state law argued that the disclosure of contributions is unconstitutional because it limits their freedom of... +read more
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