DERAS v. ROBERTS

SC S36596; SC S36603; SC S36606.

788 P.2d 987 (1990)

309 Or. 410

Warren C. DERAS, Petitioner, v. Barbara ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent. Norma Paulus and Mike Burton, Petitioners, v. BARBARA ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent. Stevie Remington and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc., Petitioners, v. Barbara ROBERTS, Secretary of State, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren C. Deras, pro se, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioner, Warren C. Deras.

Paul R. Romain, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioners, Norma Paulus and Mike Burton. With him on the petition was Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis and Holman, Portland.

Leslie M. Roberts, Portland, argued the cause and filed the petition for petitioners Stevie Remington and The American Civ. Liberties Union of Oregon, Inc.

John A. Reuling, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause and filed the answering memoranda. With him on the memoranda was Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and Virginia Linder, Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before PETERSON, C.J., and LINDE, CARSON, JONES, GILLETTE, VAN HOOMISSEN and FADELEY, JJ.


VAN HOOMISSEN, Justice.

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