U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 22, 2014
Prop. 8 ruling on donor disclosure laws follows trend, stirs debate
Underscoring a national trend in favor of campaign finance disclosure laws, a federal appellate panel on Tuesday turned away an effort by Proposition 8's backers to hide the names of donors to the now-quashed gay marriage ban.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Underscoring a national trend in favor of campaign finance disclosure laws, a federal appellate panel on Tuesday turned away an effort by Proposition 8's backers to hide the names of donors to the now-quashed gay marriage ban.
Most federal circuits have rejected challenges, many of them unsuccessfully citing Citizens United v. FEC.
The California donors contended in court papers th...
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