Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Anthony Tata
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2014No. 13-1030PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge RUSSELL joined.
WYNN, Circuit Judge:
The First Amendment prohibits the making of any law “abridging the free dom of speechU.S. Const, amend. I. “Premised on mistrust of governmental power, the First Amendment stands against attempts to disfavor certain subjects or viewpoints.” Citizens United v. Fed. Election Comm’n, 558 U.S. 310, 340, 130 S.Ct. 876, 175 L.Ed.2d 753 (2010). Chief amongst the evils the First Amendment prohibits are government “restrictions distinguishing among different speakers,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gitlow v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Hewett v. City of KingDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2014
- American Civil Liberties Union of NC v. Nicholas TennysonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
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