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WIS. RIGHT TO LIFE STATE POLITICAL v. BARLAND

No. 11-2623.

664 F.3d 139 (2011)

WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas BARLAND, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Dean , Attorney, Brookfield, WI, Randy Elf , James Bopp, Jr. (argued), Attorneys, Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Clayton P. Kawski (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

In anticipation of the 2010 general elections, Wisconsin Right to Life and its State Political Action Committee filed a broad-spectrum federal lawsuit challenging various Wisconsin campaign-finance laws under the First Amendment. At issue here is a statute that limits the amount individuals may contribute to state and local candidates, political parties, and political committees to a "total of $10,000 in any calendar year." WIS. STAT. §...

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