Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates November 1999 No. 8 Vol. 2

Jeremiah W. Nixon

Petitioner

James R. Layton, Counsel of RecordJeremiah W. Nixon was named in the lawsuit by the Respondents under his official capacity as Attorney General of Missouri. In the suit, the Respondents allege that a Missouri statute that limits campaign contributions to candidates for State office violates the First Amendment right of freedom of speech. James R. Layton was appointed State Solicitor for Missouri by Attorney General Nixon in January 1999, after serving three years as Deputy Missouri Attorney General. He teaches at the University of Missouri Law School and is a graduate of Brigham Young University Law School. The following is…

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