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VOTE CHOICE, INC. v. DI STEFANO

Civ. A. No. 92-0451-P.

814 F.Supp. 195 (1993)

VOTE CHOICE, INC.; Gun Owners Political Action Committee; Elizabeth Leonard; Pasquale E. Melaragno; Jane Doe; Rhode Island Affiliate, American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.; and Hasbro, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph DI STEFANO, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Elections; Edward Grace in his capacity as Chairman of the Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority; and James Malachowski, in his capacity as Administrator for the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

January 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Medeiros, Neal J. McNamara, Flanders & Medeiros, Providence, RI, for plaintiff.

Anthony J. Bucci, Jr., Licht & Semonoff, Providence, RI, for defendant.

Donald G. Elbert, Jr., Providence, RI, Carol F. Lee, Roger M. Witten, Eric Mogilnicki, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Donald J. Simon, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse & Endreson, Washington, DC, for amicus—Common Cause of R.I. and Common Cause.

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case present a constitutional challenge to several provisions of Rhode Island's recently amended campaign finance law. The challenged provisions attempt to regulate and/or prohibit certain contributions and expenditures with respect to corporations, political action committees ("PACs"), and publicly-financed candidates. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge: R.I.G.L.

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