[EL] Doe v. Reed, more news
JBoppjr at aol.com
JBoppjr at aol.com
Mon Oct 17 14:15:58 PDT 2011
This statement in the court's opinion is the key to the court's erroneous
decision:
"While Plaintiffs have not shown serious and widespread threats,
harassment, or reprisals against the signers of R-71, or even that such activity
would be reasonably likely to occur upon the publication of their names and
contact information, they have developed substantial evidence that the public
advocacy of traditional marriage as the exclusive definition of marriage,
or the expansion of rights for same sex partners, has engendered hostility
in this state, and risen to violence elsewhere, against some who have
engaged in that advocacy."
The court required the Plaintiffs to prove that the signers of the R-71
petition were themselves subject to harassment. Of course, this is to
require an impossibility since the petitions have never been released to the
public, so that the public does not know who to target for harassment. However,
the court does find that the Plaintiffs have proven that "public advocacy
of traditional marriage as the exclusive definition of marriage, or the
expansion of rights for same sex partners, has engendered hostility in this
state, and risen to violence elsewhere, against some who have engaged in that
advocacy." We believe under the law that this is all that one has to
prove, since making public the signers of R-71 would disclose the identity of
people who advocate traditional marriage to the public for harassment. Jim
Bopp
In a message dated 10/17/2011 3:06:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rhasen at law.uci.edu writes:
_Breaking News: District Court Rejects Harassment Claims in Doe v. Reed_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24330)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 12:05 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24330) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
The state of Washington_ just won summary judgment_
(http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/doevreed-summary-judgment.pdf) on remand in the
Doe v. Reed case involving disclosure of the names of people signing a
referendum concerning Washington State’s gay rights law.
>From the opinion:
Applied here, the Court finds that Doe has only supplied evidence that
hurts rather than helps its case. Doe has supplied minimal testimony from a
few witnesses who, in their respective deposition testimony, stated either
that police efforts to mitigate reported incidents was sufficient or
unnecessary. Doe has supplied no evidence that police were or are now unable or
unwilling to mitigate any claimed harassment or are now unable or unwilling to
control the same, should disclosure be made. This is a quite different
situation than the progeny of cases providing an as-applied exemption wherein
the government was actually involved in carrying out the harassment, which
was historic, pervasive, and documented. To that end, the evidence supplied
by Doe purporting to be the best set of experiences of threats, harassment,
or reprisals suffered or reasonably likely to be suffered by R-71 signers
cannot be characterized as “serious and widespread.”
Here is another excerpt from the Court’s conclusion:
Considering the foregoing, Doe’s action based on Count II falls far short
of those an as-applied challenge has been successfully lodged to prevent
disclosure of information otherwise obtainable under the PRA. Thus, the State
’s undoubtedly important interest in disclosure prevails under exacting
scrutiny.
While Plaintiffs have not shown serious and widespread threats, harassment,
or reprisals against the signers of R-71, or even that such activity would
be reasonably likely to occur upon the publication of their names and
contact information, they have developed substantial evidence that the public
advocacy of traditional marriage as the exclusive definition of marriage, or
the expansion of rights for same sex partners, has engendered hostility in
this state, and risen to violence elsewhere, against some who have engaged
in that advocacy. This should concern every citizen and deserves the full
attention of law enforcement when the line gets crossed and an advocate
becomes the victim of a crime or is subject to a genuine threat of violence.
The right of individuals to
speak openly and associate with others who share common views without
justified fear of harm is at the very foundation of preserving a free and open
society. The facts before the Court in this case, however, do not rise to
the level of demonstrating that a reasonable probability of threats,
harassment, or reprisals exists as to
the signers of R-71, now nearly two years after R-71 was submitted to the
voters in Washington State.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24330&title=Breaking%20News:%20District%20Court%20Rejects%20Harassment%20Claims%2
0in%20Doe%20v.%20Reed&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) ,
_referendum_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=56) | Comments Off
_“From $25 to $10,000,000: A Guide to Political Donations”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24328)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 12:01 pm_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24328) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
NYT launches very interesting_ interactive campaign finance guide_
(http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/10/17/us/politics/a-guide-to-political-dona
tions.html?hp) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24328&title=“
From%20$25%20to%20$10,000,000:%20A%20Guide%20to%20Political%20Donations”&description=)
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Off
_“Deep Sea Burial forms first corporate ‘super PAC”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24325)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 10:23 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24325) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
WaPo _reports_
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/deep-sea-burial-forms-first-corporate-super-pac/2011/10/17/gIQABaRnrL_story.html) . My earlier
coverage is _here._ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24304)
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24325&title=“Deep%20Sea%20Burial%20forms%20first%20corporate%20‘super%20PAC”
&description=)
Posted in _campaign finance_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10) |
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_“U.S. District Court Judge in Ohio Orders Secretary of State to Put
Libertarian Party on 2012 Ballot”_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24322)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 10:21 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24322) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Libertarians _win one_
(http://www.ballot-access.org/2011/10/17/u-s-district-court-judge-in-ohio-orders-secretary-of-state-to-put-libertarian-party-on-
2012-ballot/) .
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24322&title=“
U.S.%20District%20Court%20Judge%20in%20Ohio%20Orders%20Secretary%20of%20State%20to%20Put%20Libertarian%20Party%20on%202012%20Ballot”
&description=)
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Off
_“Appeal filed in NJ voting-machines lawsuit”_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24319)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 10:19 am_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24319) by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
Andrew Appel has posted_ this item_
(https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/appel/appeal-filed-nj-voting-machines-lawsuit) at Freedom to Tinker.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24319&title=“Appeal%20filed%20in%20NJ%20voting-machines%20lawsuit”
&description=)
Posted in _voting technology_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=40) |
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_Absentee Ballot Fraud Leads to Mayoral Resignation_
(http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24316)
Posted on _October 17, 2011 9:01 am_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24316)
by _Rick Hasen_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3)
See _here_
(http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/mayor-resigns-following-voter-fraud-investigation/nFG6R/) (via _RNLA_
(https://twitter.com/#!/TheRepLawyer/status/125954902311714816) ). Once again voter fraud a state voter
id law would not deter.
(http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http://electionlawblog.org/?p=24316&title=Absentee%20Ballot%20Fraud%20Leads%20to%20Mayoral%20Resignation&descri
ption=)
Posted in _absentee ballots_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53) ,
_election administration_ (http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18) | Comments Off
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