Maine’s Voter-Approved Campaign Finance Limits Deemed Unconstitutional

Another voter-backed Maine law regulating campaign finance halted, but the case is far from over • Maine Morning Star

A Question 1 campaign sign in Portland. (Photo by Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star)A federal court ruled on Tuesday that the law Maine voters passed in 2024 to set limits on so-called super PACs is unconstitutional — the second time within a few days that challenges to Maine’s voter-backed campaign finance restrictions have prevailed.  However, in this case, the ruling plays into the ultimate goal of those behind the law.  Roughly 75%, or 600,000,…

Federal Judge Blocks Maine's New Limits on Super PAC Contributions Citing First Amendment Violations

On Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Wolf permanently enjoined the State of Maine from enforcing the new limits on Super PAC contributions approved by voters last November. According to Judge Wolf, the Supreme Court’s fifteen-year-old ruling in Citizens United “forecloses limits on contribution to independent expenditure groups.” She also found that the law’s disclosure requirements [...] The post Federal Judge Blocks Maine’s New Limits on Su…

Maine’s voter-approved campaign finance limits deemed unconstitutional

A US District court judge rules that the referendum, which was passed by nearly 75% of voters in November, runs afoul of the First Amendment.

Federal judge strikes down Maine law limiting PAC contributions

The law was approved by Maine voters in November.

Federal judge blocks Maine's voter-approved law capping donations to super PACs

The groups behind last year's ballot initiative have always said that their ultimate goal is to get the campaign finance and free speech issue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Constitutional – Maine statute – First Amendment – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where a U.S. District Court judge granted a request for a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of a Maine statute that prohibits foreign governments and foreign government-influenced entities from contributing to or otherwise influencing candidate elections and ballot initiatives, that decision should be affirmed because the plaintiffs have established a likelihood of success in establishing that the law is not sufficiently related to a…