Legal Opinion
Rhode Island Ass'n of Realtors, Inc. v. Whitehouse
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 9, 1999No. C.A. 97-593-TPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TORRES, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors, Inc. (the “Association”) brings this action, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which it seeks a declaration that R.I.Gen. Laws § 38-2-6 is. unconstitutional, an injunction against enforcement of the statute and an award of attorneys’ fees. The Association contends that the statutory prohibitions against using information obtained from public records for commercial solicitation and for obtaining an unfair commercial advantage over the party submitting the information, violate the free speech…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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