Legal Opinion
Majors v. Abell
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 2003No. 94S00-0303-CQ-94PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CERTIFIED QUESTION BOEHM
BOEHM, Justice.
The United States for the Seventh Circuit has requested our response to the following certified question:
Is the term “persons” in Ind.Code §§ 3-9—3—2.5(b)(1), (d) limited to candidates, *24authorized political committees or subcommittees of candidates, and the agents of such committees or subcommittees, or does it have a broader scope, and, if so, how much broader?
The certified question arises in a lawsuit brought by several individuals challenging Indiana Code section 3-9-3-2.5 (Supp. 2001) as violating their rights to free speech guaranteed under the…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada v. HellerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Brian Majors v. Marsha AbellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Majors, Brian v. Abell, MarshaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004