Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws v. Herbert Slatery, et al.—Davidson County Chancery Court (won)

Selected Case Documents:

• *Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
• *MEMORANDUM AND FINAL ORDER AWARDING PLAINTIFF RECOVERY OF $69,882.37 IN ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES
• Plaintiff’s Complaint
• Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
• Plaintiff’s Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
• Defendants’ Reply to Response to Motion to Dismiss
• Transcript of Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
• Order Denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
• Defendants’ Answer
• Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Memorandum in Support, and Statement of Undisputed Material Facts
• Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Summary Judgment
• Plaintiff’s Reply to Defendants’ Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment
• Notice of Satisfaction of Judgment

Selected Media Coverage:

• The Tennessean: Group that wanted to call state lawmaker ‘literally Hitler’ in campaign mailer wins First Amendment case
• Reason: ‘Literally Hitler’ Election Mailer Is Protected by the First Amendment
• TechDirt: Tennessee Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Calling Political Candidates ‘Literally Hitler’
• Tennessee Star: Law Criminalizing Use of False Language in Campaign Literature Ruled Unconstitutional by Davidson County Judge
• The Free Speech Center: Judge: Tennessee law prohibiting false campaign literature violates First Amendment
• The Fulcrum: Judge voids Tennessee law against false (‘literally Hitler’) claims about candidates
• AP: Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee False Campaign Literature Law