Judge Puts Minnesota Campaign Finance Law On Hold

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's law limiting the amount of money candidates can take from lobbyists, political funds and big donors is on hold.

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank suspended the law Monday while a lawsuit challenging it plays out. The law in question says that candidates can only accept 20 percent of their donations money from certain types of donors and then must abide by lower limits after that.

The Minnesota branch of the Institute for Justice argued that the state's limits on "special source" donations prevent free speech.

Frank's temporary injunction means campaign regulators can't enforce the limits while the case is pending.