Legal Opinion
Porter v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2003No. Nos. 01-55585, 01-56480PublishedCited by 436 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge.
In the weeks preceding the closely contested presidential elections of 2000, a number of Internet websites were created that facilitated discussions among voters regarding potential strategic ways of voting. Through these discussions, the participants could agree to informally “swap” their votes, generating additional votes for the Democratic candidate in crucial swing states while allowing the third party candidate to garner enough votes to become eligible for federal financing in future elections. Plaintiffs, the creator and users of one such website, brought suit…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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