Legal Opinion
Picray v. Sealock
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1998No. 96-36024PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
David Picray appeals the dismissal of his several 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims arising from his arrest for trespass at an Oregon polling station. We affirm, finding that the claims all falter on either the relevant officials’ qualified immunity, the absence of an offending local policy or custom, or a lack of basis in federal law.
BACKGROUND
Oregon election law provides that “[n]o person, within a polling place, shaE wear a poHtical badge, button, or other insignia.” O.R.S. § 260.695(4). The Secretary of State’s Office interprets this section to prohibit buttons, badges,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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