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First Amendment And Defamation

Mohrman & Kaardal has a commitment to representing parties in First Amendment litigation in both the free speech and free exercise of religion areas.

Our attorneys have represented parties in the following First Amendment lawsuits: political candidates muzzled by regulations; political candidates accused of lying by their opponents; picketers charged with a crime and prevented from speaking on public property; a school district sued by the ACLU for establishing a religious-based public school.

Representative Cases:

• Riley, Office of Administrative Hearings v. Stephen Jankowski, et al., Court of Appeals, Case No. A05-1125 (2005)
• State v. Otterstad, 2005 WL 3527236 (Minn. Ct. App. 2005)
• Republican Party of Minnesota, Third Congressional Dist. v. Klobuchar, 381 F.3d 785, 59 Fed.R.Serv.3d 562 (8th Cir. Aug 26, 2004)
• Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. White, et al., 536 U.S. 765, 122 S.Ct. 2528, 153 L.Ed 2d 694 (2002)
• Dr. Yang Dao v. Xay Chou Thao, et. al., Ramsey County Case No. CT00-3487 (2001)
• Republican Party of Minnesota v. Pauly, 63 F.Supp.2d 1008 (D.Minn. Sep 16, 1999)
• State of Minnesota, City of Robbinsdale v. Rex Conniff, Hennepin County Court File No. 96023465

First Amendment and Defamation Attorney Contact: William F. Mohrman