paul archer
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Judge rebuffs GOP candidate’s request to be exempt from spending limits
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a Republican candidate’s request to spend freely in the final days of the election, after he had inadvertently signed up for voluntary spending limits when he registered his candidacy. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang refused to grant a preliminary injunction to Paul Archer of Centennial, who is…
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A software glitch? A fake candidate? Judge weighs unusual facts of campaign finance lawsuit
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A federal judge is considering whether to block Colorado’s constitutionally-embedded campaign spending limits from being enforced against a single Republican candidate, little over one week before the 2022 election. While the outcome may hinge on a pair of legal doctrines without much reliance on the facts of the case, the circumstances are nevertheless unusual. After…
