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MAJORS v. ABELL

No. 02-2204.

317 F.3d 719 (2003)

Brian MAJORS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Marsha ABELL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

DECIDED January 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robbin Stewart (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jay A. Ziemer (argued), Bowers Harrison, Evansville, IN, for Defendant-Appellee, Mark Foster and Marsha Abell.

Frances Barrow (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee, Butch Morgan, Dudley Cruea and S. Anthony Long.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge

An Indiana statute, challenged in this suit as an abridgment of free speech, requires that political advertising that "expressly advocat[es] the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate" include "adequate notice of the identity of persons who paid for ... the communication," Ind. Code §§ 3-9-3-2.5(b)(1), (d), and makes violation a misdemeanor. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of federal subject-matter jurisdiction...

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