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Oregon Supreme Court Upholds Law Requiring Truthful Reporting of Sources of Political Contributions
but the unanimous decision does not address whether the current ban on anonymous contributions is valid
The Oregon Supreme Court today issued its opinion in State of Oregon v. Thomas Paul Moyer, in which a person accused of making political contributions in a false name challenged the the constitutionality of Oregon's statute that prohibits any political contribution from being made "in any name other than that of the person who in truth provides the contribution to." ORS 260.402. This law was enacted by voter initiative over 100 years ago and has never before been challenged. Local businessman Tom Moyer was accused by the Multnomah County District Attorney of contributing to a campaign for Mayor of Portland in the names of his relatives and employees.
The opinion is at: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/supreme.htm#apr10
The brief of Amicus Curiae and other briefs are here: http://fairelections.net/court/moyer
