Free Speech
When Arizona resident Mark Reed planned to vote while wearing a “Tea Party” t-shirt, government officials wanted to keep him out of the polls. The Goldwater Institute argued that Tea Party shirts were constitutionally protected free speech, no different than shirts promoting unions or other advocacy groups. The courts agreed, requiring election officials to use uniform, objective standards without violating the constitution.
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Goldwater Institute protecting the personal liberties of voters
Posted on October 04, 2010 | Type: VideoKPNX Channel 12 on the Goldwater Institute going to court to defend the right of a woman to wear her Flagstaff Tea party t-shirt at the voting booth.
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Nick Dranias on KFYI's Terry Gilberg Show to discuss an amendment convention, Tea Party t-shirt, and some propositions
Posted on October 02, 2010 | Type: AudioThe Goldwater Institute's Nick Dranias spent an hour on KFYI's Terry Gilberg Show, where they discussed the Goldwater Institute's lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was told she could not wear her Tea Party t-shirt to vote, the call for an amendments convention, and some of the propositions on the 2010 Arizona ballot.
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Goldwater t-shirt lawsuit on FOX News
Posted on September 26, 2010 | Type: VideoGoldwater Institute attorney Diane Cohen and her client Diane Wickberg appeared live on Fox News' Fox and Friends to discuss Goldwater Institute's lawsuit against Coconino County and the Coconino County Recorder for refusing to let Mrs. Wickberg wear her Flagstaff Tea Party t-shirt to the polls when she tried to vote.
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Tea Party t-shirt lawsuit on Fox News
Posted on September 23, 2010 | Type: VideoPeter Johnson Jr. analyzed the Goldwater Institute's lawsuit on behalf of a woman who was forced to cover up her Tea Party t-shirt when she went to vote at a Flagstaff polling place.
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Tea Party t-shirt wearer talks to KFYI's Jim Sharpe
Posted on September 21, 2010 | Type: AudioAfter Diane Wickberg was told by poll workers to cover up her Flagstaff Tea party t-shirt when she went to vote, the Goldwater Institute stepped in to defend her right to wear the shirt. Ms. Wickberg went on the air with KFYI's Jim Sharpe to explain what happened and to detail the lawsuit.
