Judge retains reporting, gift limits for R-71 foes
U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton has refused to allow foes of Referendum 71 to keep their donors a secret and to lift the usual ban on contributions of over $5,000 or more during the final days of a campaign. Family PAC is suing the state over two key provisions of the voter-approved Public Disclosure Act, a requirement for disclosure of donors of more than $25 and the ban on large donations during the last three weeks of a campaign. The group,…