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TENNESSEANS FOR SENSIBLE ELECTION LAWS v. TENNESSEE BUREAU OF ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE

No. M2018-01967-COA-R3-CV.

TENNESSEANS FOR SENSIBLE ELECTION LAWS, v. TENNESSEE BUREAU OF ETHICS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE, REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE, AND DAVIDSON COUNTY DISTRICT FATTORNEY GENERAL.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

December 12, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert H. Slatery III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée S. Blumstein , Solicitor General; Janet M. Kleinfelter , Deputy Attorney General; Matthew F. Jones , Assistant Attorney General; and Kelley L. Groover , Assistant Attorney General, for the appellant, Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance, Registry of Election Finance.

Daniel A. Horwitz and Jamie R. Hollin , Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws.

Braden H. Boucek , Nashville, Tennessee, for the Amicus Curiae, Beacon Center of Tennessee.

Brian Kelsey , Chicago, Illinois, and Jacob Huebert , pro hac vice, Phoenix, Arizona, for the Amici Curiae, Liberty Justice Center and Goldwater Institute.

CARMA DENNIS MCGEE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which J. STEVEN STAFFORD, P.J., W.S., and ARNOLD B. GOLDIN, J., joined.

OPINION

This appeal involves a constitutional challenge to two Tennessee statutes that are part of Tennessee's campaign finance law. Prior to trial, the chancery court granted several motions in limine that effectively excluded all of the testimonial and documentary evidence proffered by the State in defense of the...

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