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LAIR v. BULLOCK

No. 12-35809.

697 F.3d 1200 (2012)

Doug LAIR; Steve Dogiakos; American Tradition Partnership; American Tradition Partnership PAC; Montana Right to Life Association PAC; Sweet Grass Council for Community Integrity; Lake County Republican Central Committee; Beaverhead County Republican Central Committee; Jake Oil, LLC; JL Oil, LLC; Champion Painting; John Milanovich, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Steve BULLOCK, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Montana; James Murry, "Jim", in his official capacity as Commissioner of Political Practices; Leo Gallagher, in his official capacity as Lewis and Clark County Attorney, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 16, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Black and Andrew I. Huff , Assistant Attorneys General, Montana Department of Justice, Helena, MT, for defendants-appellants.

James Bopp, Jr. , Jeffrey Gallant , and Anita Y. Woudenberg , The Bopp Law Firm, PC, Terre Haute, IN, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BYBEE, Circuit Judge:

Since 1994, Montana has regulated the amount that individuals, political committees, and political parties can contribute to candidates for state office. Mont.Code Ann. § 13-37-216, as adjusted by Admin. R. Mont. § 44.10.338.1 In 2003, we upheld this provision against a constitutional challenge based on Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1,

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