Legal Opinion
American Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Blackwell
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided September 26, 2006No. 1:04CV0750PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WATSON, District Judge.
This case concerns the right of news organizations to conduct exit polls within 100 feet of polling places in Ohio on election days. Plaintiffs bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting, inter alia, defendant’s directives limiting access to the area within 100 feet of polling stations violate plaintiffs’ rights to free speech and due process guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Plaintiffs additionally contend Ohio’s loitering statutes violate the First Amendment to the extent they could be applied to…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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