The following excerpt is from Kaplan v. County of Los Angeles, 894 F.2d 1076 (9th Cir. 1990):
Kaplan presents two issues on appeal: (1) whether the cost recovery system infringes on his First Amendment rights; and (2) whether the system violates equal protection by distinguishing between candidates on the basis of financial resources. We review de novo these purely legal questions, United States v. McConney, 728 F.2d 1195, 1201 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 824, 105 S.Ct. 101, 83 L.Ed.2d 46 (1984), and consider each claim in turn.
A. First Amendment
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