Legal Opinion
Robert E. Gibson, and Ed Havill, Intervening v. George Firestone
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1984No. 84-3422PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal touches upon a wide variety of complex and important issues, one of which proves to be dispositive of the dispute: did the district court abuse its discretion in refusing to enjoin the Florida Secretary of State from complying with the Florida Supreme Court’s mandate to remove from the upcoming general ballot a proposed constitutional amendment that the Florida Supreme Court found violative of the state constitution. We are unable to conclude that the district court abused its discretion in denying appellants’ injunctive relief. Hence, we affirm.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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