Legal Opinion

Term Limits Leadership Council, Inc. v. Clark

District Court, S.D. Mississippi

Decided August 28, 1997No. CIV. A. 3:96CV859LNPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TOM S. LEE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs The Term Limits Leadership Council, Inc. and Steven T. Kean, President of Mississippi Term Limits, proponents of a term limits initiative, filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking a declaration that Miss.Code Ann. § 23-17-17(2), 23-17-57(3) and 23-17-23(c), are unconstitutional because they unduly restrict plaintiffs’ right of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Subsequent to filing suit, plaintiffs filed both a motion for summary judgment and a separate motion for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Meyer v. GrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Limit v. MalengDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1994

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Prete v. BradburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  2. In Re Initiative Petition No. 379Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
  3. Kean v. ClarkDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1999
  4. On Our Terms '97 PAC v. Secretary of State of MaineDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1999
  5. U.S. Fleet Services, Inc. v. City of Fort WorthDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2001

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