MINNESOTA RFL REPUBLICAN FARMER LABOR v. FREEMAN

No. 20-3083.

33 F.4th 985 (2022)

MINNESOTA RFL REPUBLICAN FARMER LABOR CAUCUS; Vincent Beaudette; Vince for Statehouse Committee; Don Evanson; Bonn Clayton; Michelle MacDonald Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Mike FREEMAN, in his official capacity as County Attorney for Hennepin County, Minnesota, or his successor; Mark Metz, in his official capacity as County Attorney for Carver County, Minnesota, or his successor; Karin L. Sonneman, in her official capacity as County Attorney for Winona County, Minnesota, or her successor; Kathryn Keena, in her official capacity as County Attorney for Dakota County, Minnesota, or her successor Defendants-Appellees. Attorney General's Office for the State of Minnesota Intervenor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erick G. Kaardal , William F. Mohrman , Mohrman & Kaardal, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Caroline Heicklen Brunkow , Christiana Mariko Martenson , Kelly K. Pierce , Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee Mike Freeman.

Scott Thomas Anderson , Abigail Rose Kelzer , Kristin C. Nierengarten , Rupp & Anderson, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants-Appellees Mark Metz Karin L. Sonneman.

Jeffrey A. Timmerman , William Michael Topka , Dakota County Attorney's Office, Hastings, MN, for Defendant-Appellee Kathryn Keena.

Katherine Susan Barrett Wiik , Amy S. Conners , Best & Flanagan, Minneapolis, MN, Elizabeth Catherine Kramer , Attorney General's Office, Solicitor Division, Saint Paul, MN, for Intervenor-Appellee.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


This case concerns a challenge to the constitutionality of a section of the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act (MFCPA). The plaintiffs, described as "political candidates, political associations, and individuals who engage in political activities relating to political elections and campaigns in Minnesota" brought this case...

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