Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Burson

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1990Published

1Opinion of the Court

802 S.W.2d 210 (1990)

Mary Rebecca FREEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

Charles W. BURSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 1, 1990.

John E. Herbison, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, defendant-appellee pro se and Michael W. Catalano, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Chief Justice.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-111 prohibits the solicitation of votes and the display of campaign materials within a 100-foot radius of polling places on election day. Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-19-119 fixes criminal…

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2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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