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ALABAMA LIBERTARIAN PARTY v. ALABAMA PUBLIC TELE.

No. CIV.A.02-T-1077-N.

227 F.Supp.2d 1213 (2002)

ALABAMA LIBERTARIAN PARTY and John Sophocleus, Plaintiffs, v. ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION and Allan Pizzato, Director, Alabama Public Television, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

October 3, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Bennitt, Robyn G. Bufford-Bennitt, Bennitt & Bennitt, Birmingham, AL, for plaintiffs.

Todd Gray, Michael D. Hays, Theodore L. Radway, Dow, Lohnes & Alberton PLLC, Washington, DC, for defendants.

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

In this lawsuit, plaintiff Alabama Libertarian Party and its candidate for governor, plaintiff John Sophocleus, challenge the requirement that, in order to participate in a gubernatorial debate sponsored by Alabama Public Television (APT) and others, candidates must demonstrate that they have obtained the preference of five-percent of the voters in an independent poll conducted by a recognized polling organization...

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