114 F. Supp. 2d 1337 - Weaver v. Bonner’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Mathews v. Eldridge · New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · Broadrick v. Oklahoma · Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent
Most-quoted passages
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“chill[ed] debate by requiring candidates to attempt to determine whether a reasonable person would view their speech as fraudulent, misleading or somehow deceptive. It, therefore, [had] a great likelihood of forcing candidates to remain silent on questionable matters instead of risking adverse action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“necessary `breathing space' to survive First Amendment scrutiny.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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