Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
Amicus Curiae
Deborah J. La Fetra, Counsel of RecordThe Pacific Legal Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that litigates matters in the public interest. It has participated in numerous lawsuits on the use of mandatory fees for political purposes. Deborah H. La Fetra is a principal attorney with the Foundation, specializing in First Amendment, equal protection, and voting rights law. She is a 1990 graduate of the University of Southern California Law Center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 9, 1999.While the court below correctly decided this case,…