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STATE THROUGH BD. OF ETHICS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS v. GREEN

No. 89-CC-0546.

545 So.2d 1031 (1989)

STATE of Louisiana Through the BOARD OF ETHICS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS as the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure v. Douglas D. "Doug" GREEN, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Granted September 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Gray Sexton, Maris LeBlanc McCrory, Baton Rouge, for applicants.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Charles J. Yeager, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jack M. Dampf, D'Amico, Curet & Dampf, R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, Darmond, McCowan & Jarman, Baton Rouge, Emile Rolfs, III, Paul T. Gallagher, Mangham, Hardy, Rolfs, Bailey & Abadie, Lafayette, for respondent.

Jerry J. Guillot, Brusly, David R. Poynter, Baton Rouge, amicus curiae for State Legislature.

PIKE HALL, Jr., Justice Ad Hoc.*

The issue in this case is whether La.R.S. 18:1511.5 A, which authorizes the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure to file civil proceedings in order to collect penalties for violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (La.R.S. 18:1481 et seq), is unconstitutional. The Court of Appeal, First Circuit, reversing a district court decision, held...

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