Legal Opinion

Grant v. Meyer

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 2, 1987No. 84-1949PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion

OPINION ON REHEARING EN BANC

HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves the constitutionality, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, of Colo.Rev.Stat. § 1-40-110 (1980)1 which makes it a criminal offense 2 to pay any consideration for the circulation of initiative or referendum petitions.

The plaintiffs initiated a petition to amend the Colorado Constitution by removing motor carriers from the jurisdiction of the State Public Utilities Commission. In order to obtain the required number of signatures, the plaintiffs wished to pay other individuals to circulate the petitions. Plaintiffs…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  2. State v. 119 Vote No! CommitteeWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  3. OPERATION SAVE AMERICA v. City of JacksonWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  4. In the Matter of Guardianship of MeoWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Aptive Environmental v. Town of Castle RockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020

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