Legal Opinion
Walker v. Wegner
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided September 28, 1979No. Civ. 79-3051PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
CASE SUMMARY
Plaintiffs attack a statute of the State of South Dakota, SDCL ch. 37-27, as violative of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The State statute regulates solicitation of charitable contributions, and vests enforcement powers in the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). The Secretary and the Attorney General of South Dakota seek to enforce this statute against the Holy Spirit Association for…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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