Legal Opinion
Phelps-Roper v. Nixon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2008No. 07-1295PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Shirley Phelps-Roper brought suit in the Western District of Missouri, challenging the validity of sections 578.501 and 578.502 of the Missouri revised statutes under the freedom of speech protection of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 1 Phelps-Roper requested a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of section 578.501 until the statute could be reviewed; the district court denied her motion, holding she did not demonstrate she was likely to succeed on the merits, did not demonstrate irreparable harm, and the public interest weighed in favor of upholding…
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