Here's a list of cases about anonymous political speech.
The next step will be to go through these cases and find some good quotes to put into a brief in support of Shaffer.
Doe v.2theMart,140 F.Supp.2d 1088, http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/stjohns/2themart.html
ACLU v. Ashcroft, _ U.S. _ (2004), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACLU_v._Ashcroft_(2004) see Doe v Gonzales, 546 U.S. 1301 (2005),
ACLU of Georgia v. Miller, (977 F.Supp. 1228 (N.D.Ga 1997), http://www2.bc.edu/~herbeck/cyberlaw.acluvmiller.html
ACLU v. Reno, 117 S.Ct. 2329 (1997) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_v._American_Civil_Liberties_Union
ALA v. Pataki, 969 F.Supp 160 (1997) http://www.loundy.com/CASES/ALA_v_Pataki.html
American Constitutional Law Foundation [ACLF], Buckley v., 525 U.S.182
(1999), http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/97-930.ZO.html
Anonymous v. Delaware, 2000 Del. Ch. Lexis 84 (2000),
Arkansas Right to Life v. Butler, 29 F.Supp.2d 540, sustained on other
grounds146 F.3d 558 (8th Cir 1998),
THE BROWARD COALITION v BROWNING(ND Fla. 2008)
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/ECO.order.pdf
Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, 525 U.S. 182 (1999) see aclf.
Center for Individual Liberty v Ireland 1:08-cv-00190 (W.D.WV 2009)
Cyberspace v. Engler, 55 F.Supp.2d 737 (E.D. Mich 1999)http://www.cyberspace.org/cyberspace/lawsuit/
http://www.mediacoalition.org/mediaimages/june1decisioncyber.pdf
Dennis v. Massachusetts, 329 N.E.2d 706 (Mass. 1975), http://masscases.com/cases/sjc/368/368mass92.html
Doe v. Mortham, 708 So.2d 929 (Fla.1998).
Ex Parte Harrison, 110 S.W. 709 (Mo 1908)
Free Speech Coalition, Ashcroft v., 535 U.S. 234 (2002)http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-795.ZS.html
Griset v. Fair Political Practices Commission, 69 Cal. App. 4th 818, 82 Cal. Rptr.2d 25(1999), reversed on other grounds,
Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast v. Hill, 382 F.Supp. 8011 (S.D.Tx 1974),42 L.Ed.26 33 dismissed as moot. http://openjurist.org/422/us/937/hill-v-printing-industries-of-gulf-coast
Idaho v. Barney, 448 P.2d 195 (1968),
Illinois v. White, 506 NE2d 1284 (Ill. 1987)http://il.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CIL%5CIL2%5Carchp%5C1987%5C19870220_0000193.IL.htm/qx
Louisiana. v. Moses, 655 So. 2d 779 (La. Ct. App. 1995),
State of Lousiana v. Fulton, 3.37 So.2d 866 (La. 1976)
Michael James Berger, aka Magic Mike v. City of Seattle (9th Cir. 2009)
http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=05-35752&s=WA&d=40488
Majors v. Abell, 317 F.3d 719 (7th Cir. 2003), 792 NE2d 18 (Ind.
2003), 361 F.2d 349 (2004), http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/153312903321578269?cookieSet=1&journalCode=elj http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwx?caseno=02-2204&submit=showdkt&yr=02&num=2204A.P
McIntyre v. Ohio, 514 U.S. 334 (1995)http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/93-986.ZO.html
overruled 67 Ohio St. 3d 391; 618 N. E. 2d 152
Melvin v Doe, 2001 Pa. Super. 330
N.Dakota v. N.D. Ed. Assoc., 262 N.W.2d 731 http://www.ndcourts.com/court/opinions/612.htm
New York v. Duryea, 351 NYS2d 978 (1974)
In re Opinion of the Justices, 324 A.2d 211 (Del. 1974)
http://de.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CDE%5CDE2%5C1974%5C19740731_0002.DE.htm/qx
Opinion of the Justices, 306 A.2d 18 (Maine 1973)
Washington ex rel Public Disclosure v. 119 Vote No!, 957 P.2d 691 (1998)
http://lw.bna.com/lw/19980630/64332.htm
Ogden v. Marendt, (S.D. Ind 2004),
Peterslie v. N.Carolina, (N.Car. 1993)http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/nc-supreme-court/jul3093/persilie
Griset v. Cal. Fair Practices, 884 P.2d 116 (1994),(1999),(2001)
Riley v. Federation of the Blind, 487 U.S. 781 (1998)http://laws.findlaw.com/us/487/781.html
ShrinkMo v. Maupin, 892 F. Supp. 1246 (E.D. Mo. 1995), aff'd, 71 F.3d
1422 (8th Cir. 1995),http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/95/12/952857P.pdf
Schuster v. Imperial County Mun. Ct., 167 Cal. Rptr. 447 (Cal. Ct. App.
1980), cert. denied, 450 U.S. 1042 45.
Schuster v. Imperial County (1980)http://ca.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CCA%5CCA2%5C1980%5C19800828_0040409.CA.htm/qx
Smith v California, 361 U.S. 147 (1959),http://supreme.justia.com/us/361/147/
Stewart v. Taylor, 953 F.Supp.1047 (S.D.Ind.1997),
Talley v. California, 362 U.S. 60 (1960),http://epic.org/free_speech/talley_v_california.html
Texas v. Doe, (Tx. Cr.App. 5/14/2003)
Vermont Right to Life v. Sorrell, 221 F.3d 376, 392 (2d Cir. 2000), http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F3/221/376/526348/
Watchtower v. Village of Stratton, 536 U.S. 150 (2002)http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1737.ZS.html
West Virginians for Life v Ireland (W.D.WV 2009)
West Virginians for Life, Inc. v. Smith, 919 F. Supp. 954 (S.D. W. Va. 1996),
Wilson v Stocker, 819 F.2d 943, 950 (10th Cir. 1987), http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/819/819.F2d.943.85-2736.85-2641.85-2323.html
Wooley v Maynard, 430 U.S. 705 (1977) http://supreme.justia.com/us/430/705/case.html
FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=000&invol=06-969#FNopinion1.7
Yes to Life PAC v. Webster, http://www.med.uscourts.gov/opinions/Hornby/2000/DBH_02072000_2-99cv318_YES_PAC_V_WEBSTER.pdf
Zwickler v. Koota, 290 F. Supp. 244 (E. D. N. Y. 1968), vacated on other grounds (mootness)sub nom. Golden v. Zwickler, 394 U.S. 103 (1969)http://law.jrank.org/pages/12637/Zwickler-v-Koota.html http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?friend=ny&navby=case&court=us&vol=389&invol=241
People v. Bongiorni, 205 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 856 (Sup. Ct. 1962)
People v Drake
ACLU v Heller 378 F3d 979 (2004)http://openjurist.org/378/f3d/979/american-civil-liberties-union-of-nevada-v-heller
Tornillo v Miami Herald http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Herald_Publishing_Co._v._Tornillo
"Where at all possible, government must curtail speech only to the degree necessary to meet the particular problem at hand, and must avoid infringing on speech that does not pose the danger that has prompted regulation." Federal Election Commission v. Massachusetts Citizens for Life, 479 U.S. 238, 265, 107 S.Ct. 616, 93 L.Ed.2d 539 (1986)
fr10] At least ten state and lower federal courts have applied exacting scrutiny to protect various forms of anonymous political speech. See, e. g., State v. Doe, 61 S. W. 3d 99 (Tex. Ct. App. 2001); Washington Initiatives Now v. Ripple, 213 F. 3d 1132 (9th Cir. 2000); Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. City of Erie, 99 F. Supp. 2d 583 (W. D. Pa. 2000); State v. Alaska Civil Liberties Union, 978 P. 2d 597 (Alaska 1999); Yes for Life PAC v. Webster, 74 F. Supp. 2d 37 (D. Me. 1999) and Volle v. Webster, 69 F. Supp. 2d 171 (D. Me. 1999); American KKK v. City of Goshen, 50 F. Supp. 2d 835 (N. D. Ind. 1999); Arkansas Right to Life State PAC v. Butler, 29 F. Supp. 2d 540 (W. D. Ark. 1998); Stewart v. Taylor, 953 F. Supp. 1047 (S. D. Ind. 1997); West Virginians for Life v. Smith, 960 F. Supp. 1036 (S. D. W. Va. 1996); and Virginia Society for Human Life v. Caldwell, 906 F. Supp. 1071 (W. D. Va. 1995).
State of North Dakota v Reisler http://www.ndcourts.com/court/opinions/412.htm (Offtopic)
mic ag op 1996 http://www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/datafiles/1990s/op06895.htm
Page 1 http://www.doj.state.or.us/agoffice/agopinions/op8266.pdf
March 10, 1999
No. 8266
This opinion is issued in response to questions presented by Colleen Sealock, Director of the Elections Division in the
Office of Secretary of State Phil Keisling.
FIRST QUESTION PRESENTED
Does ORS 260.522,
(1)
which prohibits most anonymous signs, publications and broadcasts used in political campaigns,
violate the free speech provisions of the Oregon Constitution or the United States Constitution?
ANSWER GIVEN
The statute as currently written is unconstitutional. The liberty to produce and distribute anonymous campaign material is
protected by free speech guarantees. Under Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution,
(2)
the Legislative Assembly
may not restrain "the free expression of opinion" or restrict a person's right to "speak, write, or print freely on any subject"
unless the limitation was well-established at the time that free speech guarantees entered the federal or state constitutions
and was not a limitation that those guarantees were designed to eliminate, or unless the limitation is directed not at speech
per se but at the effects of the speech. No historical exception covering anonymous political speech exists, nor does ORS
260.522 focus on effects as opposed to speech per se. Therefore, the statute violates Article I, section 8
N Dakota AGO http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:JlazyuKJnXkJ:www.ag.nd.gov/Opinions/2001/Advice/022601-Boucher.pdf+N.Dakota+v.+N.D.+Ed.+Assoc+%22%27262+N.W.2d+731%22&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
496 F2d 204 United States v. P Insco (5th Cir 1974) http://openjurist.org/496/f2d/204
http://www.vjolt.net/vol3/issue/vol3_art1.html Anonymous Internet Communication and the First Amendment: A Crack in the Dam of National Sovereignty by Michael H. Spencer
1918-- Born in Denver, Colorado;....1922-brother Munroe dies of diphtheria;.... 1944 or 1945-- Jailed for refusal to register for draft. Went on a highly publicized hun
Manuel D. Talley Memorial Page's Friend Space (Top 6)http://www.myspace.com/manueltalley
United States v. Donald H. Segretti, infra, without opinion
Canon v. Justice Court for the Lake Valley Judicial District of El Dorado County, 39 Cal.Rptr. 228, 231;
Insco:
Where freedom is at stake, ambiguities and doubts as to statutory application, manifestly existing here, must be resolved in favor of the accused. See, e.g., United States v. Enmons, 1973, 410 U.S. 396, 411, 93 S.Ct. 1007, 35 L.Ed.2d 379; Rewis v. United States, 1971, 401 U.S. 808, 812, 91 S.Ct. 1056, 28 L.Ed.2d 493; United States v. Etheridge, 6 Cir. 1970, 424 F.2d 951, cert. denied sub nom., Cole v. United States, 1971, 400 U.S. 993, 91 S.Ct. 463, 27 L.Ed.2d 442; United States v. Illinois Central Ry., W.D.Tenn. 1967, 269 F.Supp. 236, 240.
Reversed.
[cite wisc rtl v fec] tie goes to speaker
Huntley v. Public Util. Commn. of Cal. 69 Cal. 2d 67 (1968) (recorded telephone messages); Bogalusa v. May, 252 La. 629 (1968) (circulars and pamphlets); Opinion of the Justice, 306 Atl. 2d 18 (Maine, 1973) (authors of newspaper editorials); Opinion of the Justices, 324 Atl. 2d 211 (Del. 1974) (same); People v. Mishkin, 17 App. Div. 2d (N. Y.) 243 (1962) affd. 15 N. Y. 2d 671 (1964), affd. on other grounds sub nom. Mishkin v. New York, 383 U.S. 502 (1966) (disclosure of publisher or printer); Matter of Figari v. New York Tel. Co. 32 App. Div. 2d (N. Y.) 434 (1969) (recorded telephone messages). Cf. Lantana v. Pelczynski, 290 So. 2d 566 (Fla. App. 1974)
http://fl.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.%5CFL%5CFL2%5C1974%5C19740228_0040593.FL.htm/qx
See City of Bogalusa v. May, 212 So.2d 408 (1968) (Louisiana Supreme Court struck down a municipal ordinance prohibiting the distribution of circulars and pamphlets which did not identify the distributor); State v. Fulton, 337 So.2d 866 (1976) (Louisiana Supreme Court struck down state statute prohibiting the publication and distribution of any material concerning a candidate, where the material did not identify the person responsible for its publication); State v. Burgess, 543 So.2d 1332 (1989) (Louisiana Supreme Court struck down state statute which prohibited the publication, distribution, or transmission of ''any oral, visual, or written material containing any statement which makes scurrilous, false, or irresponsible adverse comment about a candidate . . . or about a proposition to be submitted to the voters, unless the publication contains the name(s) of the person(s) responsible for its publication.'')
Morefield v. Moore (Ky. 1976), 540 S.W.2d 873; State v. Acey (Tenn. 1982), 633 S.W.2d 306.
The abolition of anonymity, 40 Tenn.L.Rev. 301. http://www.hwylaw.com/CM/Articles/DLR.AbolitionTLR.pdf
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