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· 8/31/1993

Vote Choice, Inc. v. Joseph Distefano, Etc., Elizabeth Leonard, Vote Choice, Inc. v. Joseph Distefano, Etc.

Citations

  • 4 F.3d 26
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 22018

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that controversy was not moot because the candidate had “not renounced possible future candidacies, and politicians, as a rule, are not easily discouraged in the pursuit of high elective office”
  • holding that controversy was not moot because the candidate had “not renounced possible future candidacies, and politicians, as a rule, are not easily discouraged in the pursuit of high elective office”
  • holding cap gap, which increased likelihood of participation in public funding scheme, narrowly tailored to serve compelling governmental interest
  • holding cap gap, which increased likelihood of participation in public funding scheme, narrowly tailored to serve compelling governmental interest
  • suggesting that the court first considers whether First Amendment rights are burdened, and if so, determines whether the burdening statute is narrowly tailored to support a compelling governmental interest
  • holding cap gap, which increased likelihood of participation in public funding scheme, narrowly tailored to serve compelling governmental interest

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Judges: Selya, Cyr, Boudin

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