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California Supreme Court

Sep. 26, 2015

State high court to determine if voters can decide Citizens United advisory measure

A conservative lobby plans to argue to the state's highest court next month, lawmakers are forbidden from asking voters at the ballot box what they think about the sway of big money on political campaigns.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The state Legislature is constitutionally muzzled, Republican lawyers claim. As a
result, a conservative lobby plans to argue to the state's highest court next month,
lawmakers are forbidden from asking voters at the ballot box what they think about
the sway of big money on political campaigns.


On the contrary, l...

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