Legal Opinion
National Organization for Marriage v. McKee
District Court, D. Maine
Decided October 28, 2009No. Civil 09-538-B-HPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
This case assesses Maine’s attempt to strike the proper balance between the right to free expression enshrined in the First Amendment and Maine’s interest in having its voters informed as they make their decisions at the polls this November (or earlier, if they vote absentee) on a particular ballot initiative.
Introduction
Under Maine law, any person or entity that solicits and receives contributions or makes expenditures over $5,000 “for the purpose of initiating, promoting, defeating or…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
- National Organization for Marriage, Inc. v. McKeeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- Vermont Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. SorrellDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2012
- National Organization for Marriage v. McKeeDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2010
- Iowa Right to Life Committee, Inc. v. SmithsonDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2010
- National Organization for Marriage v. McKeeDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2011
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