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VOTE CHOICE, INC. v. DI STEFANO

Civ. A. No. 92-0451-P.

814 F.Supp. 186 (1992)

VOTE CHOICE, INC.; Gun Owners Political Action Committee; Elizabeth Leonard; Pasquale E. Melaragno; Jane Doe; Rhode Island Affiliate, American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.; and Hasbro, Inc. v. Joseph DI STEFANO, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Elections; Edward Grace, in his capacity as Chairman of the Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority; and James Malachowski, in his capacity as Administrator for the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

October 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew F. Medeiros, Neal J. McNamara, Flanders & Medeiros, Providence, RI, for plaintiff.

Anthony J. Bucci, Jr., Licht & Semonoff, Providence, RI, for defendant.

Donald G. Elbert, Jr., Providence, RI, Carol F. Lee, Roger M. Witten, Eric Mogilnicki, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Donald J. Simon, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse & Endreson, Washington, DC, for amicus—Common Cause of R.I. and Common Cause.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

This case involves a constitutional challenge to several provisions of Rhode Island's recently amended campaign finance laws. The challenged provisions regulate contributions and expenditures with respect to corporations, political action committees, and publicly-financed candidates. On August 27, 1992, this Court entered a temporary restraining order ("TRO") enjoining the defendants until further order...

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