Many Cultures, One Message v. Jim Clements
Opinion
Opinion
ORDER
The memorandum disposition filed on February 4, 2013, is withdrawn and is replaced by the memorandum disposition filed concurrently with this order. With the original memorandum disposition withdrawn, we deem moot the petition for panel rehearing.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
MEMORANDUM
Appellants Many Cultures, One Message (“MCOM”), and Conservative Enthusiasts (a.k.a. Red State Politics) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their suit challenging as unconstitutional two portions of the Washington Revised Code, Wash. Rev. Code §§ 42.17.200 and 42.17.160. These two provisions of state law together require certain grassroots citizen-to-citizen lobbying organizations to register with the state and to disclose information about financial contributions they receive. The district court held that appellants lack Article III standing. In the alternative, it held that the statute was constitutional on its face and as applied. We affirm the district court’s holding that both parties lack Article III standing to challenge the constitutionality of Washington’s grassroots lobbying law.
To determine whether a party has sufficient injury to support Article III standing in the First…