Legal Opinion
Citizens for Tax Reform v. Deters
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2008No. 07-3031PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
As with the law in general, 1 the First Amendment is a jealous mistress. It enables the people to exchange ideas (popular and unpopular alike), to assemble with the hope of changing minds, and to alter or preserve how we govern ourselves. But in return, it demands that sometimes seemingly reasonable measures enacted by our governments give way.
The State of Ohio enacted a provision making it a felony to pay anyone for gathering signatures on election-related petitions on any basis other than the time worked. It did so for the sensible purpose of reducing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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- Meyer v. GrantSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New PartySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by39 opinions
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