Additional dissenting opinions issued today in the Vermont expenditure limits case, Landell. The opinions are interesting in their own right. See for example, this tidbit from Judge Jacobs’ dissenting opinion:
- One arresting irony of this case is that the present Act can be used to limit the speech of the newspapers and the broadcast media. If a newspaper wishes to publish a story on a candidate and requests a photo, interview, or statement, and if the candidate provides such materials, the value of the ensuing publication counts against the candidate