Company X Contributes to a Group That Opposes Increases in State

Company X contributes to a group that opposes increases in state taxes. State Y has a law that prohibits businesses from donating money when the money may influence how people vote on issues. X challenges the law. A court will likely find:

A) X is guilty of violating a valid state law
B) the law is invalid because it impedes interstate commerce
C) the law is invalid because it violates the First Amendment rights of the business
D) the law is valid because it seeks only to restrict political speech by business
E) the law is valid because states have the right to regulate political speech in general