10-568 Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan

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10-568 Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan

POSTED: Monday, June 13th, 2011 at 1:54 pm

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United States Supreme Court CIVIL OPINIONS Constitutional Law Free speech; ethics laws A state law requiring public officials to recuse themselves from voting on, or advocating the passage or failure of certain measures is not unconstitutionally overbroad. Restrictions on legislators’ voting are not restrictions on legislators’ protected speech. A legislator’s vote is the commitment of his apportioned share of the ...

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