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JUSTICE v. HOSEMANN

No. 13-60754.

771 F.3d 285 (2014)

Gordon Vance JUSTICE, Jr.; Sharon Bynum; Matthew Johnson; Alison Kinnaman; Stanley O'Dell, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Delbert HOSEMANN, in his official capacity as Mississippi Secretary of State; James M. Hood, III, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Vincent Avelar , Institute for Justice, Tempe, AZ, Russell Latino, III, Esq. , Wells, Marble & Hurst, P.L.L.C., Ridgeland, MS, Diana Kaye Simpson, Esq. , Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Harold Edward Pizzetta, III, Esq. , Special Attorney to the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General, Jackson, MS, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before DAVIS, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:

Reflecting Justice Brandeis's observation that "[s]unlight is said to be the best of disinfectants,"1 most states require disclosure of financial contributions to political campaigns. Mississippi is one such state. This case involves a challenge to Mississippi's disclosure requirements for ballot initiatives proposing amendments to the state constitution. Plaintiffs are Mississippi citizens who contend that...

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