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No. 09-265
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 In The
Supreme Court of the United States
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---------------------------------INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE,
 Petitioner,
v.BERNIE BUESCHER,
 Respondent.
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On Petition For A Writ Of CertiorariTo The Court Of Appeals Of Colorado
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BRIEF OF THE CATO INSTITUTE, WYOMINGLIBERTY GROUP, CENTER FOR COMPETITIVEPOLITICS, SAM ADAMS ALLIANCE, MONTANAPOLICY INSTITUTE AND GOLDWATERINSTITUTE SCHARF-NORTON CENTER FORCONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION AS
 AMICI CURIAE
 IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER
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ENJAMIN
B
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Counsel of Record
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OVERNMENT
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, P.C.10737 Hunting LaneRockville, MD 20850(240) 863-8280================================================================
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iTABLE OF CONTENTSPageTABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................... iTABLE OF AUTHORITIES ................................... iiiINTEREST OF
 AMICI CURIAE
........................... 1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ................................ 2 ARGUMENT ........................................................... 2I. This Much is Clear: Governments PossessNo Authority to Bedevil Civic Associations ... 2 A. Colorado’s Current Restrictions onCitizen Participation are Part of aHistorical Pattern of LegislativeHostility Against Citizens Criticizingthe State................................................. 5B. Imagined Corruption is a GrowthIndustry, Not a Compelling Govern-ment Interest ......................................... 6C. Lower Courts Routinely Err byFinding Referenda Related Speech asPosing a Threat of Corruption .............. 10II. The State’s Trespassing Eyes ProveHarmful in the Google Age .......................... 13 A. Mandatory Disclosure Poses RealThreats to Liberty, Property, andSecurity – Including Death Threats,Job Losses, and Bloody Noses ............... 13B. Bruised and Battered Cannot be theJudicial Standard for Protecting Associational Privacy ............................ 17
 
iiTABLE OF CONTENTS – ContinuedPageC. Conflicting Anonymity Standards inCourts Nationwide Chill Speech andLimit Association ................................... 23CONCLUSION ....................................................... 27
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