GREEN PARTY OF CT v. GARFIELD

Civil Action No. 3:06cv1030 (SRU).

537 F.Supp.2d 359 (2008)

GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT, S. Michael Derosa, Libertarian Party of Connecticut, Elizabeth Gallo, Joanne P. Phillips, American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, Roger C. Vann, Association of Connecticut Lobbyists, Barry Williams, and Ann C. Robinson, Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey GARFIELD, in his official capacity as Executive Director and General Counsel of the State Elections Enforcement Commission; Richard Blumenthal, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Connecticut; Patricia Hendel, Robert N. Worgaftik, Jaclyn Bernstein, Rebecca Doty, Enid Johns Oresman, Dennis Riley, Michael Rion, Scott A. Storms, Sister Sally J. Tolles, in their official capacities as Officials and Members of the Office of State Ethics; and Benjamin Bycel, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Office of State Ethics, Defendants, Audrey Blondin, Common Cause of Connecticut, Connecticut Citizens Action Group, Kim Hynes, and Tom Sevigny, Intervenor-Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Connecticut.

March 20, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. McGuire, Josh M. Hsu, American Civil Liberties Union, Hartford, CT, Mark J. Lopez, Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, New York, NY, R. Bartley Halloran, Law Office of R. Bartley Halloran, Garrett S. Flynn, Law Offices of Garrett S. Flynn, LLC, Farmington, CT, for Plaintiffs.

Maura Murphy-Osborne, Perry A. Zinn Rowthorn, Attorney General's Office, Hartford, CT, for Defendants.


RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS and MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

STEFAN R. UNDERHILL, District Judge.

The Connecticut Legislature has enacted a campaign finance reform law that permits certain qualified candidates to receive public funds to conduct their campaigns. Plaintiffs filed a five-count amended complaint alleging that various of the law's provisions violate the United States Constitution.1 Defendants now move...

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