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NAT. BLACK POLICE v. DIST. OF COL. BD. OF ELECTIONS

Civ. No. 94-1476 (TFH).

924 F.Supp. 270 (1996)

NATIONAL BLACK POLICE ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence H. Mirel, Washington, D.C., Daniel J. Standish, Lisa Ann Burns, Erik J. Salovaara, Ross, Dixon & Masback, Washington, D.C., Arthur B. Spitzer, ACLU, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiffs.

Alice P. McCrory, Washington, D.C., William H. Lewis, Washington, D.C., for Defendants.

Dennis Michael Flannery, Roger Michael Witten, Margaret Lee Ackerley, Washington, D.C., Common Cause, Amicus.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

In this action, the plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of a District of Columbia statute restricting campaign contributions to candidates for local office. Because the contribution limits improperly infringe upon candidates' and voters' First Amendment rights, the Court will enjoin enforcement of the statute.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Initiative 41

In 1992, District...

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