DRIVER v. DISTEFANO

Civil Action No. 94-0417-T.

914 F.Supp. 797 (1996)

Rodney DRIVER, Harold A. Nomer, RI Political Action Committee for Education v. Joseph DISTEFANO in his capacity as Chairman of RI Board of Elections.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal J. McNamara, Flanders & Medeiros, Providence, RI, for Plaintiffs.

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


DECISION AND ORDER

TORRES, District Judge.

This is an action for declaratory and injunctive relief brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiffs challenge a Rhode Island statute limiting the amount that an individual or entity may contribute to a political candidate during any calendar year. They allege that the statute violates their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association and that it denies non-incumbents seeking...

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