U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida Allen Winsor/photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Federal Judge Blocks Contribution Cap for Ballot Initiatives
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor found that a law imposing a $3,000 limit on contributions to political committees collecting petition signatures to place proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot improperly curtails political speech.
July 01, 2021 at 05:25 PM
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Delivering a second punch to the Florida Legislature in two days, a federal judge blocked a new law that would cap contributions to political committees backing ballot initiatives, saying the law runs afoul of the First Amendment.
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