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Elections: Election Donations-Blackout Period-First Amendment
Staff Report//February 3, 2020//
Listen to this articleWhere appellant, who wished to donate to candidates running for state office in Arkansas, claimed that a blackout period prohibiting donations until two years before election day violated her First Amendment rights, the appellant demonstrated standing to bring the action, and the district court properly found that the appellant was likely to succeed on the merits, so the grant of a preliminary injunction is affirmed.
Judgment is affirmed.
Jones v. Jegley (MLW No. 74444/Case No. 19-2260 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Stras, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Moody Jr., J. (Brittany Nicole Edwards, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued for appellant) (Chad W. Pekron, Little Rock, Arkansas, argued for appellee).
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