Thread by @AK_cases_bot

Today at 11 am the Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in APOC v. Patrick, one of the most important cases you've probably never heard of. Harvard Law School Con Law Professor Lawrence Lessig @lessig leads the plaintiffs in a case almost certain to head to SCOTUS #aklaw

2. This case is about whether APOC has discretion to ignore AK's campaign contribution limits for independent expenditure groups. After SCOTUS's 2010 decision in Citizens United, APOC decided AK's law was unconstitutional and unenforceable. Plaintiffs appealed APOC's decision.

3. Senior AAG Laura Fox will argue for APOC. The main point is that AK's statute imposing campaign contribution limits is unconstitutional post-Citizens United and APOC shouldn't be required to enforce it.

drive.google.com/file/d/1qLFnX9…

4. Prof. Lessig and 1st Amendment specialist Jason Harrow represent 3 plaintiffs who challenged APOC's decision not to enforce the AK law. They argue that campaign limits are justified to avoid corruption, and AK's law would likely be upheld by SCOTUS.

drive.google.com/file/d/1-DAXwm…

5. APOC's reply brief argues that the AK Supreme Court shouldn't guess how SCOTUS would interpret AK's law, calling the case "a hopeful vision of how the law could change in the future."

drive.google.com/file/d/1RFDH1z…

6. Oral arguments at 11 am will be live on @GavelAlaska. This is a significant constitutional law case that could change the campaign finance landscape in Alaska and across the country. #aklaw

ktoo.org/gavel/video/20…