Before the Courts
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:04 a.m. on October 5, 1999, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 98-963, Jeremiah W. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri v. Shrink Missouri PAC and Zev Fredman. At 11:05 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Attorney General Jeremiah W. Nixon and D. Bruce La Pierre, attorney for Shrink Missouri PAC, et al. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices. Argument on Behalf of Jeremiah W. Nixon Attorney General Nixon: Twenty-three years ago this Court decided in Buckley v. Valeo [1976] that…
