Legal Opinion

Theodor A. Schirmer, Shelley E. Corrington, Individually v. Edwin W. Edwards, Governor of the State of Louisiana, and in His Official Capacity

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1993No. 92-3900PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants appeal the district court’s adverse judgment, which denied their constitutional challenge to Louisiana’s campaign-free zone codified at LSA-R.S. 18:1462. Persuaded that Louisiana has a compelling interest in creating a campaign-free zone, and that the statute is narrowly drawn to achieve that end we AFFIRM.

FACTS

The plaintiffs-appellants are a group of Louisiana voters, who are members of the political organization called Recall ’92, Inc. The principal objective of the group is to recall Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards. The recall procedure, which…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Anderson v. CelebrezzeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Boos v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Robin Free and Renee Free v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Inc., and Mead Johnson & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  2. Citizens for Police Accountability Political Committee v. BrowningCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Minnesota Majority v. Joe ManskyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. Hobart Ward Anderson v. Lloyd E. SpearCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. State v. SchirmerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1995

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