Fred VANNATTA, Jon A. Chandler, Guardian Ad Litem for David Michael Chandler, a minor, George Boehnke, Center to Protect Free Speech, Inc., an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Public Affairs, Inc., an Oregon corporation, and Greater Salem Area PAC, a political committee, Petitioners,
v.
Phil KEISLING, in his capacity as Secretary of State, Respondent, and
League of Women Voters and Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, Intervenors.
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Argued and Submitted May 8, 1996.
Decided February 6, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John DiLorenzo, Jr., of Hagen, Dye, Hirschy & DiLorenzo, P.C., Portland, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Michael E. Farnell and Aaron K. Stuckey and John R. Faust, Jr., of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland.
Robert M. Atkinson, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Theodore R. Kulongoski, Attorney General, and Virginia L. Linder, Solicitor General.
Lawrence Wobbrock, Portland, argued the cause for intervenors. Daniel E. O'Leary and Timothy R. Volpert, of Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland, filed the brief.
Annette E. Talbott, Portland, filed a brief for amicus curiae Common Cause of Oregon.
Leslie M. Roberts and Andrea R. Meyer, Portland, filed a brief for amici curiae The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon, Inc. and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc., The Right to Privacy Political Action Committee, The Social Workers Political Action Committee, and the Oregon Faculties Political Action Committee.
Before CARSON, C.J., and GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN, FADELEY, GRABER and DURHAM, JJ.
Supreme Court of Oregon.
GILLETTE, Justice.
This case involves challenges, under various provisions of the Oregon Constitution, to portions of Oregon Laws 1995, chapter 1, ("Measure 9") (a set of statutes adopted by the voters through the initiative process).1 The measure provides for mandatory limits on contributions to state political campaigns, as well as for voluntary expenditure limits by political candidates during their campaigns, and includes various other...
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