Wisconsin State Journal: Appeals court to hear arguments in Scott Walker 'John Doe' case

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The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 argued in its friend-of-the-court brief that the U.S. Supreme Court has already decided that issue groups that coordinate with a candidate or campaign can be regulated the same as groups that advocate election or defeat of a candidate, which must report their sources of funds.

“Judge Randa enables large-scale circumvention of the contribution limits, allowing precisely the type of quid pro quo corruption that the limits were designed to prevent,” the groups wrote.

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