Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Florida Bar
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided August 10, 1990No. TCA 90-40122-WSPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STAFFORD, Chief Judge.
In this action, plaintiffs seek to prevent defendants from enforcing Canon 7(B)(1)(c) of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct. Plaintiffs claim that such canon violates their rights under the first and fourteenth amendments of the United States Constitution. Before the court at this time are plaintiffs’ motion for leave to proceed under fictitious name (document 1, number 7) and plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order or, in the alternative, motion for preliminary injunction (document 1, number 8). Defendants have responded in opposition to the motion…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Doe v. StegallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by27 opinions
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