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Libertarian Party of Georgia, Inc., et al., Appellants v. Attorney General, State of Georgia, et al. — 11th Cir. (Sep 30, 2026)

No. 25-12553 Argued September 30, 2026 Published September 30, 2026

The Eleventh Circuit hears a challenge to Georgia's campaign fundraising rules. State law lets the governor, lieutenant governor, and certain party nominees form leadership committees that can accept donations beyond ordinary candidate limits. The Libertarian and Green parties nominate by convention. They say this gives major-party campaigns a fundraising advantage, so they sued state officials. A federal judge dismissed the suit without deciding whether the law is constitutional, finding that the parties had not shown a concrete enough injury. This appeal asks whether they have standing to bring the case now.

Libertarian Party of Georgia, Inc., et al., Appellants v. Attorney General, State of Georgia, et al. (No. 25-12553) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued September 30, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Eleventh Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/25-12553_09302026.mp3
Argument listing and date — Eleventh Circuit:https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?page=0
Appellate docket and attorney appearances — Eleventh Circuit public docket:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/25-12553
Original lawsuit and fundraising issue — Ballot Access News:https://ballot-access.org/2025/04/18/april-2025-ballot-access-news-print-edition/
Leadership committee statute — Georgia Code § 21-5-34.2:https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-21/chapter-5/article-2/section-21-5-34-2/
Political-body nomination rule — Georgia Secretary of State, Rule 189-8-.01:https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/189-8
Associational standing — U.S. Supreme Court, Hunt v. Washington State Apple:https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/432/333
Bryan Sells biography — Law Office of Bryan L. Sells:https://www.bryansellslaw.com/about
David Dove biography — Troutman Pepper Locke:https://www.troutman.com/professionals/david-blanton-dove/

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