Legal Opinion
Ronald Kidwell Julie Johnson and Charles Arnett v. City of Union and John Applegate
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 8, 2006No. 04-4153PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, J., joined by Griffin, J.,
MARTIN, J. (pp. 626-637), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, taxpayers in the City of Union, Ohio, sued the city and John Applegate, the City Manager, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Among other arguments, Plaintiffs claim that the defendants violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by advertising and otherwise advocating against a citizen-sponsored ballot initiative and in favor of a tax levy. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the claims with respect to all defendants on all issues except for the *622impr…
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