Legal Opinion
Republican Party of Minnesota v. Kelly
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided March 9, 1998No. 98-831(MJD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
DAVIS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs move’ for an order pursuant to Rules 65(a) and 65(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, enjoining the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, the Minnesota Office of Lawyers Responsibility and the Minnesota Board of Judicial Stan dards from enforcing sections of Canon 5 of the Code of Judicial Conduct (the “Judicial Codes”) which prohibit judicial candidates from exercising their rights of free speech and free association guaranteed under the First Amendment.
Background
1. The Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Gregory F. Wersal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Ernest N. Morial v. Judiciary Commission of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Medtronic, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. S. Todd Gibbons, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Medtronic, Inc. v. GibbonsDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1981
- American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Inc. v. Florida BarDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Republican Party of Minnesota v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001