Legal Opinion
American Booksellers Foundation v. Dean
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 27, 2003No. Docket No. 02-7785PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, JR, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs Sexual Health Network, Inc. and American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont brought suit against Vermont’s Governor, Attorney General and various State’s Attorneys (“State Defendants” or “Appellants”) to enjoin enforcement of 13 V.S.A. § 2802a on the basis that it violated the First Amendment right of free expression and the dormant Commerce Clause. The United States District Court for the District of Vermont (J. Garvan Murtha, District Judge) found that the statute violated both the First Amendment and the dormant Commerce Clause and enjoined…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. FoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- American Booksellers Foundation v. DeanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- North Dakota v. HeydingerDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2014
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