Justice v. Hosemann

Plaintiffs filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of Mississippi’s campaign finance disclosure requirements as they apply to small groups and individuals intending to support or oppose state constitutional ballot measures. Specifically, plaintiffs challenge Mississippi’s requirement that groups register as political committees upon receiving or spending in excess of $200 to support or oppose a ballot initiative, as well as a parallel provision requiring individuals that spend over $200 to influence the passage or defeat of a ballot measure to file disclosure reports. They challenge the disclosure requirements as applied to them on the ground that the $200 reporting threshold is unconstitutionally low.