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Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation

(97-930) 525 U.S. 182 (1999) 120 F.3d 1092

The Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado law that forced petitioners who were garnering signatures of support for a ballot initiative to wear badges bearing their names was unconstitutional. The requirement for petitioners to disclose their names while gathering signatures exposed those who supported unpopular measures to harassment and retaliation. This reduced the number of people willing to participate in the process. As the Court noted:

“The injury to speech is heightened for the petition circulator because the badge requirement compels personal name identification at the precise moment when the circulator’s interest in anonymity is greatest. . . . In sum, we conclude, as did the Court of Appeals, that Colorado’s current badge requirement discourages participation in the petition circulation process in forcing name identification without sufficient cause.”

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