ROSENSTIEL v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 95-1885.

101 F.3d 1544 (1996)

Patrick ROSENSTIEL; Christopher Longley, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Carolyn RODRIGUEZ, in her capacity as Chair of the Ethical Practices Board, or her successor, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan M. Goulett, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellants.

Richard S. Slowes, St. Paul, MN, argued, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, LAY and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Patrick Rosenstiel and Christopher Longley appeal a final judgment of the district court1 upholding the constitutionality of Minnesota's campaign finance statutes. Rosenstiel and Longley seek a declaration that several provisions of the law are unconstitutional because they allegedly coerce a candidate into participating in Minnesota's public campaign financing program, thereby burdening that candidate's First Amendment...

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