Legal Opinion
Piper v. Swan
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided November 4, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 7195PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
Wilbur W. Piper, Esq. asks that a 1967 amendment to the election laws of Tennessee be declared unconstitutional, that a temporary restraining order issue preventing enforcement of the statute, and that a three-judge district court be convened to make the injunction permanent. Plaintiff claims that he is entitled to such relief because the statute, the last sentence of T.C.A. 2-1218 (1969 Supp.), making it a misdemeanor “to distribute campaign literature of any nature on the same floor of a building, or within one hundred (100) feet thereof, where an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Lovell v. City of GriffinSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Burson v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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