Legal Opinion
Kimbell v. Hooper
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 4, 1995No. 94-180PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Plaintiffs, professional lobbyists, appeal a declaratory judgment of the Washington Superior Court ruling that Vermont’s lobbying disclosure law is not so vague or overbroad as to violate Articles 13 and 20 to Chapter I of the Vermont Constitution or the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. We affirm.
Vermont has regulated the lobbying profession since 1939. See 1939, No. 240 (An Act Requiring Legislative Counsel and Agents to Register During Session of the General Assembly). The lobbying disclosure law under scrutiny today became effective in 1990. See 1989, No. 160 (Adj.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. RumelySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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