Legal Opinion
Nash v. State of Tex.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided February 21, 1986No. Civ. A. TY-79-73-CA, TY-79-98-CAPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JUSTICE, Chief Judge.
This civil action presents the issue of whether two sections of the Texas mass picketing statute 1 abridge plaintiffs’ right to freedom of expression under the First Amendment. 2
I. FACTS
In September 1978, Buddy Schoellkopf, Inc. (“Schoellkopf Products” or “the company”), maintained a plant in Tyler, Texas, where it manufactured marine safety equipment and down-filled hunting clothes. Many of the events giving rise to this action occurred near the plant. It is located on Gentry Parkway, a main thoroughfare, which consists of six lanes of traffic and…
2Cases cited102 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Jimmy Hicks, Jerry Canty, and Latonya MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Howard Gault Co. v. Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Texans Against Censorship v. State Bar of TexasDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1995
- John Nash v. Delbert Chandler, the City of Tyler, Texas, and Willie Hardy, Chief of Police, Etc., and the State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Olvera v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
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