Legal Opinion
Jona Goldschmidt v. Randy Patchett
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1982No. 81-2878PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TEMPLAR, Senior District Judge.
Jona Goldschmidt, the plaintiff-appellant, received a letter, dated May 7, 1981, from defendant Randy Patchett, the state’s attorney for Williamson County, Illinois, advising plaintiff that his newspaper advertisement appeared to violate Section 1301, Chapter 40, Illinois Revised Statutes.1 That section prohibits advertising for dissolution of marriage and makes such an act a misdemeanor. The letter further stated that the matter had been brought to the prosecutor’s attention and that he felt he should inform the plaintiff of the law, a copy of which was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Dennis v. SparksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by89 opinions
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