Florida Right to Life v. Robert Butterworth

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit January 17, 2001

Florida Right to Life v. Robert Butterworth, 238 F.3d 1288 (11th Cir. 2001)

2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 613; 2001 WL 40216

Opinion

*1289 PER CURIAM:

Katherine Harris, Robert Butterworth, and various Florida state officials, acting in their official capacities, appeal from an order enjoining the enforcement of Florida Statutes Section 106.011(1), which governs the financing of electoral campaigns.

Appellants concede that the statute is overbroad but suggest that the district court should have interpreted the statute in a way that would pass constitutional muster. Upon review we find no error in the district court’s enjoining the enforcement of Florida Statutes Section 106.011(1) because it is unconstitutionally overbroad under the First Amendment.

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Full Case Name: FLORIDA RIGHT TO LIFE, INC., Florida Right to Life Political Action Committee, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Lawson LAMAR, in His Official Capacity as Florida State Attorney, Valerie Crotty, in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Florida Elections Commission, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants
Status: Published