Legal Opinion
Fund for Community Progress v. United Way of Southeastern New England
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 25, 1997No. 95-443-AppealPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOURCIER, Justice.
United Way of Southeastern New England appeals from the entry of a preliminary injunction enjoining it from continuing to include and display the name and logo of the Fund for Community Progress in its solicitation materials. It contends here on appeal that the preliminary injunction is tantamount to a prior restraint in violation of its right of free speech guaranteed pursuant to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution as well as constituting an abuse of discretion on the part of the Superior Court trial justice. We disagree with both contentions and…
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