Lind v. Grimmer

30 F.3d 1115 22 Media L. Rep. 2313 Ian Y. LIND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary G. GRIMMER; Linda K. Rose-Hill; James C.F. Wang; Robert Y. Watada, Individually, and in their capacities as Commissioners of the Campaign Spending Commission, State of Hawaii; and Jack M.K. Gonzales, Individually, and in his capacity as the Executive Director of the Campaign Spending Commission, State of Hawaii, Defendants-Appellants. No. 93-16021. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 1994. Decided July 22, 1994. Steven S. Michaels, Deputy Atty. Gen., Honolulu, HI, for defendants-appellants. R. Malia Taum, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and CANBY, Jr., Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge CANBY. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 Hawaii Rev.Stat. Sec. 11-216(d) prohibits disclosure of information concerning investigations undertaken by Hawaii's Campaign Spending Commission. The State of Hawaii appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment, which enjoined enforcement of the statute on the ground that it violates the First Amendment of the United States…