CARVER v. NIXON

No. 95-2608.

72 F.3d 633 (1995)

Thomas D. CARVER, Appellant, v. Jeremiah W. NIXON, Attorney General, State of Missouri; John Maupin, Chair, Missouri Ethics Commission, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Patrick Deaton, Springfield, Missouri, argued, for appellant.

James Robert Layton, Assistant Attorney General, Jefferson City, Missouri, argued (Cynthia A. Barrett, Stephen R. Martin, II, and Amy E. Randles, on the brief), for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, ROSS and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The campaign contribution limits in Proposition A, Mo.Ann.Stat. § 130.100 (Vernon Supp.1995), adopted by initiative, were declared constitutional by the district court, which refused to enjoin their implementation. Carver v. Nixon, 882 F.Supp. 901 (W.D.Mo. 1995). Thomas D. Carver appeals, arguing that the district court erred in ruling that the Proposition A contribution limits for state...

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