Supreme Court· 6/6/1988

Meyer v. Grant

Citations

486 U.S. 414
108 S. Ct. 1886
100 L. Ed. 2d 425
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2489
56 U.S.L.W. 4516

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holding that a Colorado law making it a felony to pay petition circulators in the referendum process imposed an undue burden on political expression
holding that a statute prohibiting use of paid petition circulators burdens core political speech and is therefore subject to exacting scrutiny
concluding that a restriction on paid petition circulators implicated the First Amendment because \the circulation of a petition involves ... 'core political speech' \
concluding that a restriction on paid petition circulators implicated the First Amendment because \the circulation of a petition involves... `core political speech'\
holding that a Colorado law making it a felony to pay petition circulators in the referendum process imposed an undue burden on political expression
holding that “[t]he First Amendment protects appellees’ right not only to advocate their cause but also to select what they believe to be the most effective means for so doing”

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Judges: Stevens

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