95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8334, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,399, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 353 Joni Whitmore and James Quinlan, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Federal Election Commission Don Young Tony Smith Alaskans for Don Young Tony Smith for Congress

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68 F.3d 1212
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 10, 199694-36236California2,085 words

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68 F.3d 1212 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8334 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,399, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 353 Joni WHITMORE and James Quinlan, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION; Don Young; Tony Smith; Alaskans for Don Young; Tony Smith for Congress, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-36236. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 8, 1995. Decided Oct. 26, 1995. As Amended Jan. 10, 1996. Donald Craig Mitchell, Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiffs-appellants. Vivien Clair (On the Briefs) and Richard B. Bader (Argued), Federal Election Commission, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge: 1 A third party candidate and a voter sued to obtain a judicial prohibition against contributions from citizens of other states to a congressional campaign. The complaint was properly dismissed for lack of standing. The claim is frivolous as well. I. FACTS 2 Plaintiff Whitmore ran for Congress on a third party ticket, the Green Party, in 1994. She…

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