Special Programs, Inc. v. Courter

AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, Senior District Judge.

This case is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment on the constitutionality of various provisions of the Virginia Solicitation of Contributions statute. For the reasons stated below, the Court declares that the exception from the definition of charitable organization provided for labor unions and trade associations by Va.Code Ann. § 57-48 (Michie 1995) is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and permanently enjoins the Commissioner from enforcing it.

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