PROFT v. RAOUL

No. 18-3475.

944 F.3d 686 (2019)

Dan PROFT and Liberty Principles PAC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kwame RAOUL, Attorney General of Illinois, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 16, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Schwab , Attorney, LIBERTY JUSTICE CENTER, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants DAN PROFT, LIBERTY PRINCIPLES PAC.

Frank Henry Bieszczat , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees KWAME RAOUL, Attorney General of Illinois, WILLIAM J. CADIGAN, Chairman, Illinois State Board of Elections, JOHN R. KEITH, Vice Chairman, Illinois State Board of Elections, ANDREW K. CARRUTHERS, Member, Illinois State Board of Elections, IAN LINNABARY, Member, Illinois State Board of Elections.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


A provision of the Illinois Election Code limits how much money entities can contribute to political campaigns. But in some races, Illinois lifts these limits, allowing certain entities to make unlimited campaign contributions and coordinate unlimited spending with candidates. Illinois Liberty PAC, an independent expenditure...

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