United States Ninth Circuit
ARIZONA RIGHT TO LIFE POLITICAL ACTION COMM. v. BAYLESS, 01-17065
A state statute that regulated political speech in the days before an election, by requiring certain notice prior to distribution, violated the First Amendment as it was not narrowly tailored to meet a compelling state interest.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/04/2002
- Decided 02/25/2003
- Published 02/25/2003
Judges
- Before McKEOWN and PAEZ, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James Bopp, Jr. and Eric C. Bohnet, Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, and Douglas V. Drury, Mueller & Drury, P.C., Scottsdale, AZ, for the appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Janet Napolitano, Attorney General, Patrick Irvine, Solicitor General, and Joseph A. Kanefield, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, AZ, for the appellee.