Legal Opinion
Brian Majors v. Marsha Abell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 7, 2004No. 02-2204PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
An Indiana statute, challenged in this suit as an infringement of free speech, requires that political advertising that “expressly advocat[es] the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate” contain “a disclaimer that appears and is presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the reader' or observer adequate notice of the identity of persons who paid for ... the communication,” Ind.Code §§ 3-9-3-2.5(b)(1), (d), and makes violation a misdemeanor. § 3-14-1-3. “Disclaimer” is a misnomer; the correct word would be “disclosure” — but as we’ll see, that word…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Rutan v. Republican Party of IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- North Carolina Right to Life, Inc. v. LeakeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Van Hollen v. Federal Election CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- Vec v. State Public Disclosure Com'nWashington Supreme Court · 2007
- Megan Lawson v. Curtis HillCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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