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Gordon v. City of Houston
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 9, 2015No. Civil Action No. H-14-3146PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SIM LAKE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Brent Trebor Gordon, brings this action against defendants, the City of Houston, Texas, and Mayor Annise Parker •in her official capacity, for violation of rights protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Gordon alleges that a temporal ban on soliciting and receiving contributions imposed on candidates for city elective office by Chapter 18, Article IV, § 18-35(a) of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances (“COH Ordinance § 18 — 35(a)”) “stifles core political activity and prevents…
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