Legal Opinion
National Ass'n of Social Workers v. Harwood
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 10, 1995No. Civ. A. 93-0229 PPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This case questions the constitutionality of a rule of the Rhode Island House of Representatives which plaintiffs claim is interpreted and enforced so as to allow governmental lobbyists onto the floor of the House while the House is in session while denying lobbyists for private organizations the same access. Plaintiffs claim that this rule, Rule 45, violates their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
This issue was first presented to the Court in dual motions for summary judgment, which were both denied. After a trial on the merits, I…
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