Legal Opinion
Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. v. Caldwell
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided October 30, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-1042-RPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. (“VSHL”), and Andrea Sexton, bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for infringement of their rights to freedom of speech in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. VSHL is a nonprofit, non-stock, public interest corporation that purportedly engages in “issue advocacy” in Virginia through the preparation and distribution of “voter guides.” 1 Sexton is a Virginia resident who distributes those guides in…
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