Legal Opinion

LaFaro v. Cahill

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided October 22, 2002No. 1 CA-CV 01-0084PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GEMMILL, Judge.

¶ 1 Is an injunction against harassment that restricts protected political speech unconstitutional? May an Arizona statute that authorizes injunctions against harassment be given an interpretation that renders it constitutional? We answer these questions in the affirmative.

¶ 2 Dennis Cahill appeals from an injunction against harassment, issued by the trial court, that precludes him from initiating “in person” contact with A.J. LaFaro. For the reasons discussed herein, we vacate the injunction against Cahill.

BACKGROUND

¶ 3 LaFaro was the chairman of Citizens to Recall Neil…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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