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VOTE CHOICE, INC. v. DiSTEFANO

Nos. 93-1171, 93-1236.

4 F.3d 26 (1993)

VOTE CHOICE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Joseph DiSTEFANO, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees, Elizabeth Leonard, Plaintiff, Appellant. VOTE CHOICE, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Joseph DiSTEFANO, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal J. McNamara, with whom Matthew F. Medeiros, Providence, RI, was on brief, for plaintiff Elizabeth Leonard (No. 93-1171) and for plaintiffs-appellees (No. 93-1236).

Donald J. Simon, with whom Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse & Endreson, Washington, DC, was on brief for Common Cause and Common Cause of R.I., amici curiae (No. 93-1171).

Anthony J. Bucci, Jr., with whom Licht & Semonoff, Providence, RI, was on brief, for defendants Joseph DiStefano, et al.

Donald J. Simon, with whom Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse & Endreson, Roger M. Witten, Carol F. Lee, W. Hardy Callcott, Eric J. Mogilnicki, and Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC, were on brief, for Common Cause and Common Cause of R.I., amici curiae (No. 93-1236).

Before SELYA, CYR and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated appeals, which implicate various aspects of Rhode Island's campaign finance law, necessitate the exploration of largely uncharted constitutional terrain. One appeal, prosecuted on behalf of the state, seeks to reinstate a statute requiring certain political action committees (PACs)1 to disclose information about all their contributors. The other appeal, prosecuted...

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