Legal Opinion
D.H.L. Associates, Inc. v. O'Gorman
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 7, 1998No. CIV. A. 94-12328-REKPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KEETON, District Judge.
A key characteristic of this case is that it involves interests of parties to the case that applicable law recognizes as interests deserving special protection.
Plaintiffs invoke the law’s special protections for interests in freedom of expression and association, for which the applicable legal protections exist not only in the First Amendment of the Constitution and laws of the United States but also in state law that in some instances provides protections beyond those arising under the First Amendment, federal statutes, and federal-law precedents. Defendants…
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