Maine can’t enforce foreign election interference law that appeals court calls unconstitutional

First Circuit Blocks Maine from Enforcing Law Against Campaigning by Foreign-Owned Companies

The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has found that Maine’s law prohibiting foreign governments — and companies owned in part by foreign governments — from campaigning in state elections is unconstitutional in an apparent blow to the state’s ability to say who can influence its elections and, accordingly, its sovereignty. This ruling has [...] The post First Circuit Blocks Maine from Enforcing Law Against Campaigning by Foreign-Owned Com…

US Appeals Court Blocks Maine's Voter-Approved Ban on Overseas Corporate Money in Elections

A federal appeals court recently blocked Maine from enforcing a ban on foreign interference in elections that the state's voters passed in 2023.

Maine can't enforce foreign election interference law passed by voters in 2023

A federal appeals court affirmed a lower-court ruling that the law likely violates the First Amendment by limiting political donations.

Maine can't enforce foreign election interference law that appeals court calls unconstitutional

Maine can’t enforce a voter-approved foreign election interference law that a federal appeals court says likely violates the Constitution by limiting political donations.