Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Bonner
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 25, 2000No. CivA198CV2011WBHPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HUNT, District Judge.
This action is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The Court heard oral argument on these motions on August 9, 2000. For the reasons stated below, the motions are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. 1
I. BACKGROUND
This action arises out of plaintiff George M. Weaver’s 1998 candidacy for the seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia currently held by Justice Leah J. Sears. Weaver and co-plaintiffs Robert Rohm and D. William Tinkler (registered voters in Georgia) contend that defendants violated their free speech and due process rights by…
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