Legal Opinion
National Organization for Marriage v. McKee
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 18, 2011No. Civil 09-538-B-HPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
Introduction
This portion of a two-pronged lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Maine’s election law as it applies to registration and disclosure requirements for ballot question committees. 1 On October 28, 2009, I denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order. 2 That ruling required me to assess the likelihood of the plaintiffs succeeding on the merits of their First Amendment constitutional claims. As a result, I analyzed the relevant legal issues in some detail. I do not repeat…
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- United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Holder v. Humanitarian Law ProjectSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Doe v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by4 opinions
- National Organization for Marriage, Inc. v. McKeeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
- National Organization for Marriage v. McKeeDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2013
- National Organization for Marriage v. Commission of Gevernmental Ethics and Elections PracticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
- National Organization for Marriage v. Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election PracticesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013