Kansas AG Kobach Confronts Foreign Campaign Donation Clap Back

Legal push back amid recent moves concerning campaign season cash . . . Actually, the verdict on this one will be interesting to watch given that AG Kobach probably has a lot of support for this power move.

Check the deets . . .

Kansans for Constitutional Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Kansas Attorney General’s Office and the Kansas Ethics Commission on May 19 over a new law banning foreign nationals from contributing to campaigns for constitutional amendments in the state.

Kansans for Constitutional Freedom is alleging that the bill strips free speech rights from noncitizens who are entitled to speech protections for political advocacy. It says the bill’s provisions aren’t narrowly targeted at foreign governments, foreign nationals with no connection to the Unted States or foreign corporations.

“The law’s definition of foreign national reaches many who are lawfully residing in the United States,” the lawsuit says.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

CJ Online: Lawsuit targets new Kansas law banning foreign contributors for amendments