SCHIRMER v. EDWARDS

No. 92-3900.

2 F.3d 117 (1993)

Theodor A. SCHIRMER, et al., Plaintiffs, Shelley E. Corrington, Individually, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Edwin W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana, and in his official capacity, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodor A. Schirmer, Malibu, CA, Katherine Wheeler, Baton Rouge, LA, for plaintiffs.

James M. Ross, Roy Achille Mongrue, LA Dept. of Justice, Angie Rogers La Place, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, LA, for defendants-appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and REYNALDO G. GARZA, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Appellants appeal the district court's adverse judgment, which denied their constitutional challenge to Louisiana's campaign-free zone codified at LSA-R.S. 18:1462. Persuaded that Louisiana has a compelling interest in creating a campaign-free zone, and that the statute is narrowly drawn to achieve that end we AFFIRM.

FACTS

The plaintiffs-appellants are a group of Louisiana voters, who are members of the political...

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