Legal Opinion
New Hampshire Right to Life Political Action Committee v. Gardner
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 1, 1996No. 96-1744PublishedCited by 254 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Like forecasted hurricanes, approaching elections invariably give rise not only to gusts of wind but also to feverish preparations. And, just as the prudent fisherman does not trust in chance to save his boat from the gathering storm, the sage political activist does not rely on an unenlightened electorate to save her candidate from the vicissitudes of the ballot box. Still, government . from time to time attempts to circumscribe the ways and means of bringing enlightenment to a sometimes truculent public. This appeal comes to us by virtue of one such restriction; the…
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