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    IL ^BE ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ @AUX^GAX ^BE LAX^BEXL NIP^XI@^ AG ^ERMP

    NMCCMP NIWIPIAL

    ^BXEE ERVA EWEL^P, C.C.@., §  §

    Vcmiltigg,   §  §

    vs. §  § @IWIC M@^IAL LA.

    @I^Y AG NMCCMP, ^ERMP, §M.@. KAL_MCE_, XAL DILK, § 0?=7-`v-665=0-NJIDE, XM[CILKP, @MPEY ̂ BAJMP, §@MXACYL DILK MXLACN, XI@DEY §

    N. @MCCMBML, ^IGGILLI M. YAULK, §EXID [ICPAL, H. MNMJ J`KAUKB, §mln OELLIGEX P^MUHM@B KM^EP, §

    Negelnmlts.   §

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL

    ^A ^BE BALAXMHCE ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ @AUX^ OUNKE?

    Vcmiltigg, ^BXEE ERVA EWEL^P, C.C.@. (–Expa‚) javes gar m precijilmry

    iloul`tial ta eloail Negelnmlts, @ity ag Nmccms, ^exms, M.@. Kalzmcez, Xal Dilk, Jide

    Xmwcilks, @msey ^bajms, @mracyl Dilk Mrlacn, Xi`dey N. @mccmbml, ^iggilli M. Yaulk,

    Erid [icsal, H. Mnmj J`Kaukb, mln Oelliger Ptmuhm`b Kmtes, tbeir aggi`ers, mkelts,

    servmlts, mttarleys mln atbers m`tilk il m`tive pmrti`ipmtial ar `al`ert witb tbej graj

    iltergerilk witb tbe 86=7 Exxxati`m Expa heilk becn mt tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter hy

    seedilk ta elgar`e tbe Gehrumry =6, 86=7 Xesacutial La. =76062, regusilk ta ̀ altrm`t witb

    Vcmiltigg ar atberwise mln nire`tilk Negelnmlts ta elter ilta m ̀ altrm`t witb Expa gar tbe

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke =

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7 Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke = ag 5 VmkeIN ;5

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    pcmllen 86=7 `alveltial. Ms kraulns mln pursumlt ta [email protected]. 75, Vcmiltigg stmtes tbe

    gaccawilk?

    =. Ms jare guccy set gartb mt celktb il Vcmiltigg’s Arikilmc @ajpcmilt, Expa becn

    its tbree-nmy evelt dlawl ms Exxxati`m mt tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter il Mukust, 86=5

    witbaut viacmtial ag cmw ar atber il`inelts. Exxxati`m’s 86=7 returl ta tbe @alveltial

    @elter is s̀ benucen gar Jmy 86-88, 86=7. Al Gehrumry =6, 86=7, tbe @ity @aul`ic pmssen

    Xesacutial La. =76062 wbi`b hmllen Exxxati`m graj tbe @alveltial @elter hy

    preveltilk Negelnmlt M.@. Kalzmcez ms @ity Jmlmker ar bis nesiklee Negelnmlt Xal

    Dilk ms Exe`utive Nire`tar ag tbe @alveltial @elter graj elterilk ilta m `altrm`t witb

    Expa.

    8. Ulcess restrmilen, Negelnmlts, tbeir aggi`ers, mkelts mln ejpcayees, wicc

    `altilue ta prevelt Vcmiltigg graj ̀ altrm`tilk witb tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter mln/ar

    bacnilk its tbree (0) nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa dlawl ms –Exxxati`m‚ mt tbe Nmccms

    @alveltial @elter il Jmy, 86=7 ar al mly atber nmtes. Pu`b nelimc wicc ̀ muse Vcmiltigg

    ta sugger irrepmrmhce bmrj ig ml iloul`tial is lat issuen. ^be Exxxati`m evelt is prate`ten

    spee`b mln `alnu`t witbil tbe s`ape ag tbe Girst Mjelnjelt. ^bere is m stralk

    presujptial ag irrepmrmhce iloury il ̀ mses ilvacvilk ilgrilkejelt al Girst Mjelnjelt

    rikbts. Ecran v. Hurls, >8; U.P. 0>;, 0;0, 97 P.@t. 87;0, 8729-96, >9 C.En. 5>; (=9;7)4 –TtZbe

    cass ag Girst Mjelnjelt greenajs gar evel jilijmc perians ag tije, ulquestialmhcy

    `alstitutes irrepmrmhce iloury‚. In. Vcmiltigg sbmcc case lat jerecy jaley, hut mcsa

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke 8

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7 Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 8 ag 5 VmkeIN ;7

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    `ustajers, velnars mln exbihitars mln tbe kaanwicc `remten witb tbej aver tije

    resuctilk il m cass wbi`b is niggi`uct ar ijpassihce ta `mc`ucmte. Baaters Ilsurml`e v. @ity

    ag ̂ exmrdmlm, ̂ exms, 29; G.Pupp. 9>7, 9>9 (E.N. ̂ ex. =995). ^be puhci` wicc he nelien m``ess

    ta tbe eltertmiljelt mln enu`mtial aggeren hy Vcmiltigg.

    0. ^be @ity ag Nmccms is lat bmrjen hy tbe krmltilk ag m precijilmry iloul`tial

    ta prevelt tbe Negelnmlts graj hmllilk tbe returl ag Exxxati`m ta tbe Nmccms @alveltial

    @elter wbice tbe `alstitutialmcity ag tbe m`tials il questial is ouni`imccy neterjilen.

    ^bere bms heel la c̀mij ag ijpraper `alnu`t. ^be @ity is lat bmrjen hy ml ilmhicity ta

    elgar`e tbe Xesacutial he`muse mly mcceken iccekmc `alnu`t hy mly ag tbe Vcmiltigg’s

    mttelnees ar velnars jmy suhoe`t su`b ilnivinumcs ta ilnivinumc `rijilmc prase`utial.

    Negelnmlts bmve alkailk elgar`ejelt je`bmlisjs ig Vcmiltigg ar ilnivinumcs mccekency

    ilvacven witb Vcmiltigg viacmtes stmte cmw (e.k., ̂ exms Velmc @ane ar juli`ipmc arnilml`e),

    tbraukb issuml`e ag ̀ itmtials ar mrrests. ̂ be pateltimc elgar`ejelt ag tbese stmte ̀ rijilmc

    cmws wbi`b waucn lat il mly wmy he bmjperen ar ijpmiren hy tbe requesten recieg

    prate`ts tbe puhci` graj mly gemr ag ulcmwguc `alnu`t al tbe prejises ag tbe Nmccms

    @alveltial @elter4 `alnu`t wbi`b is leitber nesiren lar `alnalen hy Vcmiltigg.

    >. ^bere is m suhstmltimc cidecibaan Vcmiltigg wicc su``een al tbe jerits he`muse

    tbe nelimc ag m``ess ta m puhci` garuj hmsen upal suhoe`tive apilials rekmrnilk tbe

    suhoe`t jmtter ar ̀ altelt ag tbe evelt is m priar restrmilt viacmtive ag tbe Girst Mjelnjelt.

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke 0

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7 Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 0 ag 5 VmkeIN ;;

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    5. ^be krmltilk ag iloul`tive recieg wicc lat nisserve tbe puhci` ilterest he`muse

    it is mcwmys il tbe puhci` ilterest ta upbacn `alstitutialmccy prate`ten rikbts4 evel m

    tejparmry prabihitial ag tbe exer`ise ag tbese rikbts is extreje mln cekmccy ulm``eptmhce.

    7. Vcmiltigg requests tbe @aurt elter m Vrecijilmry Iloul t̀ial?

    (m) eloaililk tbe Negelnmlts, tbeir aggi`ers, mkelts, servmlts, mttarleys

    mln atbers m`tilk il m`tive pmrti`ipmtial ar `al`ert witb tbej graj

    iltergerilk witb tbe 86=7 Exxxati`m Expa heilk becn mt tbe Nmccms

    @alveltial @elter tbraukb elgar`ilk Xesacutial La. =76062,

    regusilk ta `altrm`t witb Vcmiltigg ar hy atber `alnu`t4 mln

    h) arnerilk tbe Negelnmlt @ity ag Nmccms, ^exms, Negelnmlt M.@.

    Kalzmcez ms @ity Jmlmker ag tbe @ity ag Nmccms mln Negelnmlt Xal

    Dilk ms Exe`utive Nire`tar ag tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter ta elter

    ilta m `altrm`t witb Expa gar tbe cemse ag tbe Nmccms @alveltial

    @elter gar m tbree-nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa al Jmy 86-88, 86=7

    il m``arnml`e witb tbeir priar mkreejelts mln `aurse ag nemcilk.

    [BEXEGAXE, Vcmiltigg, ^bree Expa Evelts, C.C.@., javes gar m precijilmry

    iloul`tial al tbe kraulns set gartb bereil. ̂ bis Jatial il`arparmtes tbe @ajpcmilt, tbe

    exbihit mttm`ben ta tbe @ajpcmilt, mln Vcmiltigg’s Jejarmlnuj il Puppart ag Vrecijilmry

    Iloul`tial witb m``ajpmlyilk Mppelnix gicen berewitb. Vcmiltigg requests tbmt m bemrilk

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke >

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7 Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke > ag 5 VmkeIN ;2

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    al tbe requesten precijilmry iloul`tial he set mln tbmt upal bemrilk, tbe precijilmry

    iloul`tive recieg requesten he krmlten.

    Xespe`tguccy suhjitten,

     /s/ Xaker MchrikbtQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ 

    XAKEX MCHXIKB^

    (Ptmte Hmr La. 669 ;>5 26)

    Cmw Aggi`es ag Xaker Mchrikbt

    006= Ecj Ptreet

    Nmccms, ^exms ;5887-8578

    ^ecepbale? 8=>.909.988>Gm`sijice? 8=>.909.9889

    E-jmic? rakermchrikbtFkjmic.`aj 

    /s/ O. Ji`bmec JurrmyQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ 

     O. JI@BMEC JUXXMY

    (Abia Hmr La. 66=9787)

     ojjurrmyFhkjncmw.`aj

    HEXDJML, KAXNAL, JUXXMY & NeWML

    55 Vuhci` Pqumre, Puite 8866

    @cevecmln, Abia >>==0-=9>9

    (8=7) ;2=-58>5

    (8=7) ;2=-286; (Gm`sijice)

    @AULPEC GAX VCMIL^IGG

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke 5

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7 Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 5 ag 5 VmkeIN ;9

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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    IL ^BE ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ @AUX^GAX ^BE LAX^BEXL NIP^XI@^ AG ^ERMP

    NMCCMP NIWIPIAL

    ^BXEE ERVA EWEL^P, C.C.@., §  §

    Vcmiltigg,   §  §

    vs. §  § @IWIC M@^IAL LA.

    @I^Y AG NMCCMP, ^ERMP, §M.@. KAL_MCE_, XAL DILK, § 0?=7-`v-665=0-NJIDE, XM[CILKP, @MPEY ̂ BAJMP, §@MXACYL DILK MXLACN, XI@DEY §

    N. @MCCMBML, ^IGGILLI M. YAULK, §EXID [ICPAL, H. MNMJ J`KAUKB, §mln OELLIGEX P^MUHM@B KM^EP, §

    Negelnmlts.   §

    AXNEX KXML^ILK

    VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL

    Hegare tbe @aurt is Vcmiltigg ^bree Expa Evelts, C.C.@.’s Jatial gar Vrecijilmry

    Iloul`tial.

    Vcmiltigg, ^bree Expa Evelts, C.C.@. mppemren hy its nucy mutbarizen `arparmte

    represeltmtive mln mttarleys ag re`arn.

    Negelnmlts, @ity ag Nmccms, ̂ exms, M.@. Kalzmcez, Xal Dilk, Jide Xmwcilks, @msey

    ^bajms, @mracyl Dilk Mrlacn, Xi`dey N. @mccmbml, ^iggilli M. Yaulk, Erid [icsal, H.

    Mnmj J`Kaukb mln Oelliger Ptmuhm`b Kmtes, mppemren hy tbeir mttarley ag re`arn.

    ^be @aurt, bmvilk ̀ alsineren tbe Jatial, mgginmvit, evinel`e mln tbe mrkujelts,

    preselten, is ag tbe apilial tbmt tbe Jatial gar Vrecijilmry Iloul`tial sbaucn he krmlten.

    AXNEX KXML^ILK VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke =

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7-= Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke = ag 0 VmkeIN 26

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    I^ IP ̂ BEXEGAXE AXNEXEN tbmt tbe Jatial gar Vrecijilmry Iloul`tial gicen hy

    tbe Vcmiltigg is KXML^EN.

    I^ IP GUX^BEX AXNEXEN tbmt?

    (m) tbe @ity ag Nmccms, ̂ exms, M.@. Kalzmcez, Xal Dilk, Jide Xmwcilks,

    @msey ^bajms, @mracyl Dilk Mrlacn, Xi`dey N. @mccmbml, ^iggilli

    M. Yaulk, Erid [icsal, H. Mnmj J`Kaukb, Oelliger Ptmuhm`b Kmtes,

    tbeir aggi`ers, mkelts, servmlts, mttarleys mln atbers m`tilk il m`tive

    pmrti`ipmtial ar ̀ al`ert witb tbej he eloailen graj iltergerilk witb

    tbe 86=7 Exxxati`m Expa heilk becn mt tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter

    tbraukb elgar`ilk Xesacutial La. =76062, regusilk ta ̀ altrm`t witb

    Vcmiltigg ar hy atber `alnu`t4 mln

    (h) tbe Negelnmlt @ity ag Nmccms, ^exms, Negelnmlt M.@. Kalzmcez ms

    @ity Jmlmker ag tbe @ity ag Nmccms mln Negelnmlt Xal Dilk ms

    Exe`utive Nire`tar ag tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter he arneren ta

    elter ilta m ̀ altrm`t witb Expa gar tbe cemse ag tbe Nmccms @alveltial

    @elter gar m tbree-nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa al Jmy 86-88, 86=7

    il m``arnml`e witb tbeir priar mkreejelts mln `aurse ag nemcilk.

    I^ IP GUX^BEX AXNEXEN tbmt tbis precijilmry iloul`tial wicc he egge`tive alcy

    upal tbe pastilk hy Vcmiltigg, ag m haln il tbe mjault ag $QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ witb tbe

    Nistri`t @cerd.

    AXNEX KXML^ILK VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke 8

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7-= Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 8 ag 0 VmkeIN 2=

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    PIKLEN tbis tbe QQQQQ nmy ag QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ, 86=7.

     QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ OUNKE

    AXNEX KXML^ILK VCMIL^IGG’P JA^IAL GAX VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL - Vmke 0

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt 7-= Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 0 ag 0 VmkeIN 28

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    IL ^BE ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ @AUX^

    GAX ^BE LAX^BEXL NIP^XI@^ AG ^ERMP

    NMCCMP NIWIPIAL

    ^BXEE ERVA EWEL^P, C.C.@. ))

    Vcmiltigg, )

    )

    -vs-

    )

    @I^Y AG NMCCMP, ^ERMP, et mc., ))

    )

    Negelnmlt. )

    )

    @MPE LA. 0?=7-`v-665=0-N

    OUNKE PINLEY M. GI^_[M^EX 

    VCMIL^IGG’P JEJAXMLNUJ IL PUVVAX^

    AG JA^IAL GAX M VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL

    XAKEX MCHXIKB^

    (Ptmte Hmr La. 669 ;>5 26)

    rakermchrikbtFkjmic.`aj

    CM[ AGGI@EP AG XAKEX MCHXIKB^006= Ecj Ptreet

    Nmccms, ^exms ;5887-8578

    (8=>) 909-9888

    (8=>) 909-9889 (Gm`sijice)

    O. JI@BMEC JUXXMY

    (Abia Hmr La. 66=9787)

     ojjurrmyFhkjncmw.`aj

    HEXDJML, KAXNAL, JUXXMY & NeWML55 Vuhci` Pqumre, Puite 8866

    @cevecmln, Abia >>==0-=9>9

    (8=7) ;2=-58>5

    (8=7) ;2=-286; (Gm`sijice)

    Mttarleys gar Vcmiltigg 

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke = ag =9 VmkeIN 20

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    ^MHCE AG @AL^EL^P

    Vmke

    ^MHCE AG MU^BAXI^IEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

    @EX^IGI@M^IAL AG @ALGEXEL@E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

    P^M^EJEL^ AG GM@^P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

    MXKUJEL^.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    VCMIL^IGG IP EL^I^CEN ̂ A M VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL XEP^XMILILK

    ^BE ELGAX@EJEL^ AG XEPACU^IAL =76062 MLN NIXE@^ILK

    NEGELNML^P ^A EL^EX IL^A M @AL^XM@^ [I^B VCMIL^IGG GAX I^P

    ERVA AL JMY 86-88, 86=7... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

    M. ^bere is m Puhstmltimc Cidecibaan tbmt Vcmiltigg [icc Pu``een al tbe Jerits.. . . . . 7

    =. Vcmiltigg bms m Girst Mjelnjelt rikbt ta preselt m garuj al bujml

    sexumcity, mln tbe mnuct `itizels ag Nmccms bmve m Girst Mjelnjelt

    rikbt ta m``ess tbmt expressial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

    8. Nmccms’s juli`ipmc ̀ alveltial ̀ elter is m puhci` garuj suhoe`t ta tbe

    stri`tures ag tbe Girst Mjelnjelt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

    0. ^be Girst Mjelnjelt garhins restri`tilk expressial preselten mt tbe`alveltial ̀ elter he`muse ag nismkreejelt witb its ̀ altelt. . . . . . . . . . . . 2

    >. ^be `altelt-hmsen Xesacutial pmssen hy Negelnmlts ̀ mllat survive

    stri`t s`rutily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =8

    H. Vcmiltigg Gm`es m Puhstmltimc ^bremt ag Irrepmrmhce Iloury Ig ml Iloul`tial Is

     Lat Issuen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =>

    @. La Bmrj [icc Xesuct hy tbe Issuml`e ag m Vrecijilmry Iloul`tial. . . . . . . . . . . . =>

    N. ^be Krmlt ag m Vrecijilmry Iloul t̀ial [icc Lat Nisserve tbe Vuhci`

    Ilterest .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =5

    i

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 8 ag =9 VmkeIN 2>

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    ^MHCE AG MU^BAXI^IEP

    Vmke

    @MPEP

     Hn. ag Enu`., Iscmln ^rees Ulial Gree P`b. Nist. La. 87 v. Vi`a,

    >5; U.P. 250 (=928).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

    @ilevisial @arp. v. @ity ag Hurhmld, ;>5 G.8n 576 (9tb @ir. =92>). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, ;, 9

    @ity ag @cevecmln v. Lmtial ag Iscmj, 988 G. Pupp. 57 (L.N. Abia =995). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =6

     Neergiecn Jen. @tr. v. @ity ag Neergiecn Hem`b,

    77= G.8n 082 (5tb @ir. =92=). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =>

     Ecran v. Hurls, >8; U.P. 0>; (=9;7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =>

     Larjm Dristie, Il`. v. @ity ag Adcmbajm,

    5;8 G. Pupp. 22 ([.N. Ad. =920). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;, =6, =8

     Vmcjer ex rec. Vmcjer v. [mxmbm`bie Ilnep. P`b. Nist.,

    5;9 G.0n 568 (5tb @ir. 8669). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =>

     Verry Enu`mtial Mssa`imtial v. Verry Ca`mc Enu`mtars’ Mssa`imtial,

    >76 U.P. 0; (=920) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ;

     Xeen v. ^awl ag Kichert, Mriz., =05 P. @t. 88=2 (86=5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, =8

     Xaselherker v. Xe`tar mln Wisitars ag Uliv. ag Wm.,

    5=5 U.P. 2=9 (=995).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 2, 9, =8

     Xatb v. Uliten Ptmtes, 05> U.P. >;7 (=95;). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . =

    Pautbemsterl Vrajatials Ctn. v. @alrmn ,

    >86 U.P. 5>7 (=9;5).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

    ^exmls gar Gree Elterprise v. ^exms Etbi`s @aj’l,

    ;08 G.0n 505 (5tb @ir. 86=5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, =>, =5

    ^exms v. Oablsal, >9= U.P. 09; (=929). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, =8

    Uliten Ptmtes v. Vcmyhay Elt’t Krp., Il`., 589 U.P. 260 (8666). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

    ii

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    ^MHCE AG MU^BAXI^IEP (`alt’n)

    Vmke

    @ALP^I^U^IALMC VXAWIPIALP

    Uliten Ptmtes @alst., mjeln. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  pmssij

    P^M^U^EP, XUCEP MLN XEKUCM^IALP

    Nmccms Arnilml`es, @bmpter >=M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, =>

    iii

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke > ag =9 VmkeIN 27

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    @EX^IGI@M^IAL AG @ALGEXEL@E

    (X UCE ;.= (h), CA@MC X UCEP AG ^BE ULI^EN P^M^EP NIP^XI@^ @AUX^ GAX ^BE LAX^BEXL

    NIP^XI@^ AG ^ERMP)

    Al Gehrumry 8>, 86=7, Vcmiltigg’s `aulsec ejmicen Negelnmlts’ `aulsec, mnvisen Vcmiltigg 

    waucn he gicilk m jatial gar precijilmry iloul`tial mln ilquiren wbetber tbey were appasen.

    Vcmiltigg’s `aulsec bms re`eiven la suhstmltive respalse. It is mssujen tbis Jatial is appasen.

    P^M^EJEL^ AG GM@^P

    ^be @ity ag Nmccms bms awlen mln apermten its juli`ipmc ̀ alveltial ̀ elter sil`e =95;. It bms

    aggeren its spm`e ta m vmriety ag exbihitials, trmne sbaws, mln evelts. Its wehsite kives m gcmvar ag tbe

    niversity ag tbe evelts stmken tbere? spart sbaws witb pmrti`ipmtary kmjes, pcmyer mppemrml`es mln

    `cili`s4 husiless `alveltials mln ilterlmtialmc ilnustrimc arkmlizmtial `algerel`es4 mutajahice

    mu`tials4 hany-huicner mln tmcelt ̀ ajpetitials4 m ̀ alveltial gar zajhie cavers4 mln m warcn-re`arn

     hremdilk smlnwi`b-jmdilk evelt.= 

    Il Mukust 86=5, Vcmiltigg ^bree Expa Evelts, C.C.@. becn ml expasitial mt tbe `alveltial

    `elter. ̂ be expa wms m typi`mc ale gar tbe velue4 tbere were sejilmrs mln haatbs, ̀ altests, pranu`t

    nispcmys, mln `ecehrity mppemrml`es ta ilgarj, enu`mte, mln eltertmil tbe mttelnees. [bmt wms lat

    typi`mc wms its suhoe`t? sex. ̂ be expa, stycen –Exxxati`m,‚ wms m pasitive ̀ ecehrmtial mln enu`mtialmc

    evelt gar mnucts‐alcy mnucts‐wba were `uriaus mhaut mln ilteresten il sex, ar il tbe warns ag tbe

    Pupreje @aurt, tbe –kremt mln jysteriaus jative gar`e il bujml cige, TtbmtZ bms ilnisputmhcy heel

    m suhoe`t ag mhsarhilk ilterest ta jmldiln tbraukb tbe mkes.‚ Xatb v. Uliten Ptmtes, 05> U.P. >;7,

    >2; (=95;)‐ml ahservmtial ms true tanmy ms it wms il =95; wbel tbe @aurt jmne its ahservmtial il

     Xatb mln tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter apelen its naars.

    =  Pee bttp?//www.nmccms`alveltial`elter.`aj/`altm`t-us/tbe-`alveltial-`elter/4

    bttp?//www.nmccms`alveltial`elter.`aj/`mcelnmr/.

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke 5 ag =9 VmkeIN 2;

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    Vrepmrmtials gar Exxxati`m hekml il Jmr`b 86=>. Vcmiltigg `altm`ten tbe mppraprimte `ity

    aggi`imcs mln guccy nis`casen tbe lmture ag tbe evelt. ^be @bieg ag Vaci`e, tbe jmyar, mln tbe garjer 

    U.P. Pelmtar gar wbaj tbe `alveltial `elter is law lmjen were jmne mwmre, Vcmiltigg visiten tbe

    site, mln lekatimten mln siklen m `altrm`t gar tbe evelt.

    Hy mcc m``aults, tbe expasitial wms m kremt su``ess. ̂ el ta Gigteel tbausmln mnucts mttelnen.

    Mln tbe @ity ag Nmccms mln mrem husilesses kmilen revelue graj it.

    @bieg Nmvin Hrawl ag tbe Nmccms @ity Vaci`e Nepmrtjelt reparten ta Nmccms @ity @aul`ic al

    Gehrumry =6, 86=7 tbmt ulner`aver aggi`ers wba bmn heel il mttelnml`e bmn ahserven la `rijilmc

    m`tivity wbmtsaever, il`cunilk la viacmtials ag ^exms ahs`elity cmws. (Ml munia re`arnilk ag tbe

    Gehrumry =6 , 86=7, Nmc c ms @i ty @aul`i c jeet ilk i s mvmi c mhce m t

    bttp?//`ityse`retmry.nmccms`itybmcc.`aj/`Jeetilks.btjc). ̂ be @bieg mcsa ̀ algirjen tbere bmn heel la

    il`remse il `rije il tbe `alveltial `elter mrem nurilk tbe tbree-nmy evelt.

    Al tbe beecs ag tbe su``essguc evelt, Vcmiltigg hekml wardilk witb tbe `alveltial `elter ta

     prepmre gar m reprise il 86=7. Jmy 86-88, 86=7 wms reserven gar m se`aln Exxxati`m mt tbe

    `alveltial `elter. Vcmiltigg jmne ilquiries ms ta tbe stmtus ag tbe `altrm`t, mln ms ag Omlumry =9,

    86=7, wms tacn tbmt `alveltial `elter persallec were wardilk witb tbe Nmccms Vaci`e Nepmrtjelt

    mln waucn na tbeir hest ta ket tbe `altrm`t ta Vcmiltigg tbe gaccawilk weed.

    ^be Exe`utive Nire`tar ag tbe `alveltial `elter repartency prepmren tbe `altrm`t mln selt

    it ta tbe Nmccms @ity Mttarley gar review. ^be @ity Mttarley jet witb `ity aggi`imcs mln `algirjen

    tbmt Vcmiltigg wms eltitcen ta bacn its expa mt tbe `alveltial `elter. Be tacn tbej tbmt tbe Girst

    Mjelnjelt prabihiten Nmccms graj hmllilk m cmwguc evelt he`muse it nismkreen witb tbe views mln

    jessmkes expressen mt it, mln gurtber expcmilen ta tbej tbmt @ity @ane @bmpter >=M (Nmccms’

    Arnilml`e pertmililk ta PAHs) nin lat mppcy ta Vcmiltigg’s tejparmry evelt mt tbe juli`ipmc

    8

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    `alveltial `elter. ^bmt sbaucn bmve resacven tbe issue. It nin lat.

    Jmyar Jide Xmwcilks nire`ten tbe @ity Mttarley ta nrmgt m resacutial nire`tilk tbe @ity

    Jmlmker ta lat elter ilta m `altrm`t witb ^bree Expa Evelts, CC@, gar cemse ag tbe Nmccms

    @alveltial @elter gar m tbree-nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa. Nmccms Xesacutial La. =76062, wbi`b

    is mttm`ben, remns?

    [BEXEMP, ^bree Expa Evelts, CC@ requests ta `altrm`t witb tbe @ity ta bacn m

    tbree-nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa mt tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter4 Law,

    ^beregare,

    HE I^ XEPACWEN HY ^BE @I^Y @AUL@IC AG ^BE @I^Y AG NMCCMP?

    Pe`tial =. ^bmt tbe @ity @aul`ic nire`ts tbe @ity Jmlmker ta lat elter ilta m ̀ altrm`twitb ^bree Expa Evelts, CC@, gar tbe cemse ag tbe Nmccms @alveltial @elter.

    Pe`tial 8. ^bmt tbis resacutial sbmcc tmde egge`t ijjenimtecy graj mln mgter its

     pmssmke il m``arnml`e witb tbe pravisials ag tbe @bmrter ag tbe @ity ag Nmccms, mln

    it is m``arnilkcy sa resacven.

    (Ejpbmsis si`)4 MVV. =.

    ^be resacutial wms pcm`en al tbe mkelnm gar tbe Gehrumry =6, 86=7 Nmccms @ity @aul`ic

    Jeetilk. Mkelnm mt ·;, Mnnelnuj, mttm`ben4 MVV. =8.

    Mt tbe Gehrumry =6, 86=7 `aul`ic jeetilk, lileteel `itizels mppemren mln expressen tbeir 

    appasitial ta use ag tbe ̀ alveltial ̀ elter gar Vcmiltigg’s evelt. Mgter tbe ̀ ajjelt perian ̀ al`cunen,

    tbe Jmyar javen ta mpprave tbe resacutial, wbi`b wms se`alnen hy @aul`ic Jejher Mnmj

    J`Kaukb.

    ^be elsuilk nis`ussial jmne `cemr tbmt tbe remsal gar tbe resacutial’s nire`tive prabihitilk

    tbe @ity Jmlmker ta elter ilta m ̀ altrm`t witb Vcmiltigg gar its expa mt tbe ̀ alveltial ̀ elter wms tbe

    `altelt ag tbe expressial mt tbe evelt. ^be Jmyar mln m lujher ag `aul`ic jejhers `alouren up m

     pmrmne ag barrihces tbmt bmn latbilk ta na witb wbmt m`tumccy taad pcm`e mt tbe evelt, mln everytbilk

    0

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    ta na witb its suhoe`t jmtter.

    ^be Jmyar hekml hy expcmililk tbmt ms tbe @ity’s –`bieg hrmln aggi`er,‚ be nin lat hecieve

    Vcmiltigg’s evelt git witb tbe @ity’s hrmln. Be tacn `aul`ic tbe @ity wms lat il tbe husiless ag tbe

    `ajjer`e ag sex mln expressen bis apilial tbmt su`b ml evelt sbaucn lat he mt m ̀ ity-rul velue.8 Il

    mnva`mtilk gar bis resacutial, tbe Jmyar m`dlawcenken tbe `alstitutialmc issues it rmisen, hut smin

    be wms –lat mgrmin ta tmde tbe `aurt systej al.‚ Be expcmilen be `aucnl’t –he gar‚ ml evelt tbmt

    stmken `ertmil sexumc nispcmys. Be put it ta `aul`ic ta ne`ine ms m kraup.

    Gaur ̀ aul`ic jejhers spade mkmilst tbe resacutial‐ejpbmsizilk tbmt tbe @ity Mttarley bmn

    mnvisen mkmilst tbe resacutial mln bmn expcmilen tbe Girst Mjelnjelt pre`enelt wbi`b jmne tbe

     prapasen m`tial ul`alstitutialmc. Il respalse ta @aul`ic Jejher Dilkstal’s questialilk, tbe @ity

    Mttarley mggirjen tbmt Nmccms’s arnilml`e rekucmtilk sexumccy arielten husilesses nin lat mppcy ta

    mln `aucn lat he recien al ms m hmsis ta hml Vcmiltigg’s expa. Mcsa il respalse ta @aul`ic Jejher 

    Dilkstal’s questialilk, tbe @bieg ag Vaci`e mggirjen tbmt la `rijilmc m`tivity bmn heel elkmken il

    mt tbe expa, lar bmn it `musen mly il`remse il `rije il tbe surraulnilk mrem. Em`b ag tbe jejhers

    appasilk tbe resacutial ne`rien tbe `ast ag citikmtial tbmt waucn he il`urren il negelnilk tbe

    ul`alstitutialmc resacutial mln `alsequelt hml. ^beir views nin lat prevmic, bawever.

    ^be prapalelts ag tbe resacutial vmriauscy expcmilen tbeir remsals gar vatilk gar tbe

    resacutial. Mcc were hmsen al tbe gm`t tbmt tbe suhoe`t jmtter ag tbe expa wms sex. @aul`ic Jejher 

    J`Kaukb stmten tbmt be viewen tbe expa ms parlakrmpby, wbi`b be hecieven wms cetbmc. @aul`ic

    Jejher ̂ bajms smin be waucn vate il gmvar ag tbe resacutial, sa be –`aucn sceep mt likbt.‚ @aul`ic

    8  ^be Jmyar’s `ajjelts hekil mrauln 8?58 al tbe munia re`arnilk ag tbe jeetilk.

    bttp?//`ityse`retmry.nmccms`itybmcc.`aj/`Jeetilks.btjc. @ajjelts ag vmriaus `aul`ic jejhers

    gaccaw.

    >

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    Jejher Mrlacn wms ejpbmti` tbmt sbe nin lat wmlt –sajetbilk cide tbis il tbe @ity ag Nmccms‚ mln

    nin lat wmlt tbe ̀ ity ta he`aje dlawl gar its –mllumc parlakrmpby ̀ alveltial.‚ @aul`ic Jejher 

    Yaulk cilden tbe expa witb najestì viacel è, prastitutial, mln bujml trmggi`dilk. @aul`ic Jejher 

    Kmtes smin ber suppart wms hmsen al ber appasitial ta ml ilnustry tbmt expcaits wajel mln ̀ bicnrel

    mln tbmt Vcmiltigg’s evelt `altrihuten ta tbe nekrmnmtial ag wajel everywbere. @aul`ic Jejher 

    @mccmbml pailten aut tbe evelt’s lmje bmn 0 x’s, jemlilk it nin lat ilvacve sagt parl, hut wmlten

     peapce ta tbild it wms tbe –remc stugg.‚

    [bel tbe nis`ussial ̀ al`cunen, tbe Jmyar mln m jmoarity ag tbe @aul`ic vaten mln mppraven

    Xesacutial La. =76062, prabihitilk tbe @ity Jmlmker graj `altrm`tilk witb Vcmiltigg ta cemse tbe

    juli`ipmc `alveltial `elter.

    Vcmiltigg gicen suit mln seeds m precijilmry iloul`tial restrmililk Negelnmlts graj elgar`ilk

    Xesacutial La. =76062 mln arnerilk tbe @ity ag Nmccms ta balar its `ajjitjelt ta elter ilta m

    `altrm`t witb Vcmiltigg gar its expa al Jmy 86 ta 88, 86=7 mt Nmccms’s ̀ alveltial `elter.

    MXKUJEL^

    VCMIL^IGG IP EL^I^CEN ^A M VXECIJILMXY ILOUL@^IAL XEP^XMILILK ^BE

    ELGAX@EJEL^ AG XEPACU^IAL =76062 MLN NIXE@^ILK NEGELNML^P ^A

    EL^EX IL^A M @AL^XM@^ [I^B VCMIL^IGG GAX I^P ERVA AL JMY 86-88, 86=7.

    M precijilmry iloul`tial wicc he issuen ig tbe javmlt estmhcisbes?

    (=) m suhstmltimc cidecibaan ag su``ess al tbe jerits, (8) m suhstmltimc tbremt ag 

    irrepmrmhce iloury ig tbe iloul`tial is lat issuen, (0) tbmt tbe tbremtelen iloury ig tbe

    iloul`tial is nelien autweikbs mly bmrj tbmt wicc resuct ig tbe iloul`tial is krmlten,

    mln (>) tbmt tbe krmlt ag ml iloul`tial wicc lat nisserve tbe puhci` ilterest.

    ^exmls gar Gree Elterprise v. ̂ exms Etbi`s @aj’l, ;08 G.0n 505, 50; (5tb @ir. 86=5). Em`b ag tbase

    gaur gm`tars mre jet bere.

    5

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    M. ^bere is m Puhstmltimc Cidecibaan tbmt Vcmiltigg [icc Pu``een al tbe Jerits.

    @ertmil wecc-estmhcisben Girst Mjelnjelt pre`enelt kaverls tbe issues bere, mhaut wbi`b

    tbe @ity Mttarley mppmreltcy mnvisen tbe Jmyar mln tbe Nmccms @ity @aul`ic Jejhers.

    ^bmt pre`enelt nire`ts tbmt Nmccms’s Jmyar mln @aul`ic Jejhers ̀ mllat nis`rijilmte mkmilst

    expressial he`muse tbey nismkree witb it.  Xaselherker v. Xe`tar mln Wisitars ag Uliv. ag Wm., 5=5

    U.P. 2=9, 289 (=995)4 Xeen v. ^awl ag Kichert, Mriz., =05 P. @t. 88=2, 8806 (86=5). Lar `ml tbey

    –prabihit tbe expressial ag ml inem‚ sijpcy he`muse tbeir `alstituelts –gilnTZ tbe inem aggelsive ar 

    nismkreemhce.‚ ^exms v. Oablsal, >9= U.P. 09;, >=> (=929). ̂ bese –henra`d‚ pril`ipces kaverl mly

    rekucmtial ag expressial mt its ̀ alveltial ̀ elter, wbi`b wms nesiklen gar mln neni`mten ta expressive

    m`tivities. Pautbemsterl Vrajatials Ctn. v. @alrmn , >86 U.P. 5>7, 555 (=9;5).

    =. Vcmiltigg bms m Girst Mjelnjelt rikbt ta preselt m garuj al bujml sexumcity,

    mln tbe mnuct `itizels ag Nmccms bmve m Girst Mjelnjelt rikbt ta m``ess tbmt

    expressial.

    Exxxati`m is neni`mten ta expcarilk bujml sexumcity‐il mcc its gm`ets? saje `altraversimc,

    (apel jmrrimke, halnmke)4 saje hiacaki`mc (ijpravilk arkmsj, jmritmc mins)4 saje eltertmililk

    (kmjes mln `altests). Alcy mnucts `ml mtteln tbe evelt4 tbe preseltmtials mln sejilmrs ilvacve la

     prabihiten sexumc m`tivities ar puhci` cewnless. ^be expressial preselten mt tbe evelt is guccy

     prate`ten hy tbe Girst Mjelnjelt. Uliten Ptmtes v. Vcmyhay Elt’t Krp., Il`., 589 U.P. 260, 2==

    (8666). Vcmiltigg, tberegare, bms m rikbt ta preselt its expressial mt tbe Nmccms ̀ alveltial ̀ elter, mln

    mnucts ilteresten il mttelnilk tbe evelt‐tbere were up ta =5,666 tbe pre`enilk yemr‐mln viewilk

    jmterimcs mln preseltmtials, cistelilk ta vmriaus spemders mln enu`mtars, mln pmrti`ipmtilk il its

     perge`tcy cmwguc m`tivities bmve m Girst Mjelnjelt rikbt ta its m``ess. Pautbemsterl Vrajatials, >86

    U.P. mt 55>-554 Hn. ag Enu`., Iscmln ^rees Ulial Gree P`b. Nist. La. 87 v. Vi`a, >5; U.P. 250, 25>

    (=928)4 @ilevisial @arp. v. @ity ag Hurhmld, ;>5 G.8n 576, 57;-72 (9tb @ir. =92>).

    7

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    8. Nmccms’s juli`ipmc `alveltial `elter is m puhci` garuj suhoe t̀ ta tbe

    stri`tures ag tbe Girst Mjelnjelt.

    –Kaverljeltmc rekucmtial ag m pcm`e neterjilen ta he m puhci` garuj is cijiten hy tbe

    `alstrmilts ag tbe Girst mjelnjelt.‚ @ilevisial, ;>5 G.8n mt 579. ^be Pupreje @aurt il  Verry

     Enu`mtial Mssa`imtial v. Verry Ca`mc Enu`mtars’ Mssa`imtial, >76 U.P. 0;, >>->7 (=920) ineltigien

    tbree niggerelt types ag puhci` garujs? –quiltesseltimc puhci` garujs‚ cide streets mln pmrds4 puhci`

     praperty wbi`b kaverljelt –bms apelen gar use ms m pcm`e gar expressive m`tivity,‚ mln puhci`

     praperty su`b ms jicitmry hmses ar omics tbmt mre lat trmnitialmccy –nesiklmten m garuj gar puhci`

    `ajjuli`mtial.‚

    Nmccms’s ̀ alveltial ̀ elter is puhci` praperty wbi`b tbe @ity ag Nmccms –bms apelen gar m pcm`e

    gar expressive m`tivity,‚ oust cide tbe juli`ipmc munitariuj il Pautbemsterl Vranu`tials. In. mt 555.

    Hy nesikl mln purpase, tbe `alveltial `elter is m pcm`e gar cide-jilnen peapce ta `alvele mln

    express mln ex`bmlke inems. Its wehsite represelts tbmt it aggers?

    •8,666,666 ^atmc Pqumre Geet

    •=,666,666 Pqumre Geet ag Exbihit Ppm`e

    •75,=8> Pqumre Geet ag Hmccraajs (0 tatmc, wbi`b `ml em`b he nivinen ilta >)

    •22 Jeetilk Xaajs

    •8=,896 Pqumre Gaat Mrelm witb 9,2=7 semts

    •=,;56 Pemt ^bemter witb nressilk raajs.

    bttp?//www.nmccms`alveltial`elter.`aj/`altm`t-us/tbe-`alveltial-`elter/

    It is, tberegare, m puhci` garuj, suhoe`t ta tbe rikbts se`uren hy tbe Girst Mjelnjelt. Pee

     Larjm Dristie, Il`. v. @ity ag Adcmbajm, 5;8 G. Pupp. 22 ([.N. Ad. =920) (gilnilk Adcmbajm @ity

    `alveltial `elter rul hy puhci` trust wms puhci` garuj).

    ;

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    ul`alstitutialmc. Pee ^urler Hramn`mstilk Pystej, Il`. v. G@@ , 5=8 U.P. 788, 7>=-

    7>0, ==> P.@t. 8>>5, 8>52-8>76, =89 C.En.8n >9; (=99>). ̂ bese ruces ilgarjen aur 

    neterjilmtial tbmt tbe kaverljelt aggelns tbe Girst Mjelnjelt wbel it ijpases

    gilml`imc hurnels al ̀ ertmil spemders hmsen al tbe ̀ altelt ag tbeir expressial. Pijal

    & P`buster, Il`. v. Jejhers ag L.Y. Ptmte @rije Wi`tijs Hn., 568 U.P. =65, ==5, ==8

    P.@t. 56=, 56;-562, ==7 C.En.8n >;7 (=99=). [bel tbe kaverljelt tmrkets latsuhoe`t jmtter, hut pmrti`ucmr views tmdel hy spemders al m suhoe`t, tbe viacmtial ag 

    tbe Girst Mjelnjelt is mcc tbe jare hcmtmlt. Pee X.M.W. v. Pt. Vmuc , 565 U.P. 0;;,

    09=, ==8 P.@t. 8502, 85>;, =86 C.En.8n 065 (=998). Wiewpailt nis`rijilmtial is tbus

    ml ekrekiaus garj ag `altelt nis`rijilmtial. ^be kaverljelt just mhstmil graj

    rekucmtilk spee`b wbel tbe spe`igi` jativmtilk ineacaky ar tbe apilial ar perspe`tive

    ag tbe spemder is tbe rmtialmce gar tbe restri`tial. Pee Verry En. Mssl. v. Verry Ca`mc 

     Enu`mtars’ Mssl., >76 U.P. 0;, >7, =60 P.@t. 9>2, 955, ;> C.En.8n ;9> (=920).

     Xaselherker , 5=5 U.P. mt 282-89. Negelnmlts bmve viacmten tbese hmsi` `alstitutialmc pril`ipces.

    ^be situmtial bere jiji`s tbmt il @ilevisial @arp. ̂ bere, Hurhmld @ity @aul`ic bmn reoe`ten

    tbe pcmiltigg’s pcmls ta preselt six `al`erts‐Hcue Ayster @uct, Om`dsal Hrawle, Xaxy Jusi`, ^ann

    Xulnkrel, Vmtti Pjitb, mln Mc Ptewmrt‐ mt tbe `ity-awlen Ptmrcikbt Hawc he`muse tbe mrtists –pcmyen

    ‒bmrn ra`d’ jusi`.‚ ;>5 G.8n mt 577, l. =. (It mppraven `al`erts hy Va`a mln Xahert Vmcjer. In.).

    ^be ̀ aurt girst nispelsen witb tbe ̀ ity’s mrkujelts tbmt hmllilk tbe six ̀ al`erts wms oustigien

     he`muse ag cmw elgar`ejelt `al`erls witb `rijilmc m`tivities mt –bmrn ra`d‚ `al`erts?

    TMZ kelermc gemr tbmt stmte ar ca`mc lmr`ati`s ar atber cmws wicc he hradel hy peapce

    mttelnilk tbe `al`erts `mllat oustigy m `altelt-hmsen restri`tial al expressial. Pee,

    e.k., Pautbemsterl Vrajatials, Ctn. v. @alrmn , >86 U.P. 5>7...(=9;5)....Larjmccy,

    cmw elgar`ejelt aggi`ers ̀ ml nemc mnequmtecy mln egge`tivecy witb ulcmwguc m`tivity

    ag tbmt lmture mt tbe tije it a``urs. ^bmt is m praper exer`ise ag tbe paci`e pawer4

    `elsarsbip is lat.

     In. mt 5;8.

    ^be `aurt welt al ta questial wbetber `aul`ic bmn m kaan gmitb hmsis gar tbase `al`erls il

    tbe gm`e ag m re`arn‐cide tbe ale bere‐mggirjmtivecy sbawilk tbase `al`erls were ulgaulnen?

    Jareaver, tbere is remsal ta questial tbe extelt ta wbi`b mly kaan gmitb ̀ al`erl aver 

     prahcejs recmtilk ta cmw elgar`ejelt (irrecevmlt ms tbase `al`erls jmy he gar 

     purpases ag tbe girst mjelnjelt) pcmyen m seriaus pmrt il @aul`ic’s neterjilmtials.

    ^be gm`ts surraulnilk tbe ^ann Xulnkrel `al`ert iccustrmte tbis pailt. Evel tbaukb

    9

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke =0 ag =9 VmkeIN 95

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    tbe jejhers ag tbe Vaci`e @ajjissial wba jmne m re`ajjelnmtial ̀ al`erlilk tbe

     prapasen `al`ert sukkesten tbmt @ity @aul`ic mpprave tbe `al`ert, tbe @aul`ic

    nismppraven it. ^be pre-`al`ert ilvestikmtial repart prepmren hy tbe Vaci`e

    Nepmrtjelt expresscy stmten tbmt tbere bmn heel –la prahcejs‚ mt mly ag Xulnkrel’s

    `al`erts il atber `ities. Il gm`t, il =9;7, ^ann Xulnkrel pergarjen il tbe Ptmrcikbt

    Hawc, mln m``arnilk ta tbe @bieg ag Vaci`e, tbere were la se`urity ar trmggi``alkestial prahcejs4 –TtZbe ̀ rawn, gar tbe jast pmrt, wms arnercy, mln tbere were la

    `itizel ̀ ajpcmilts.‚ Pijicmrcy, mctbaukb tbere wms la evinel`e wbmtsaever tbmt bere

    bmn heel mly prahcejs mt bis previaus `al`erts, tbe @ity @aul`ic reoe`ten m prapasen

    Om`dsal Hrawle `al`ert.

     In.

    ^bmt cegt Hurhmld’s `aul`ic’s –kelermcizen ahoe`tials ta ‒bmrn ra`d’ jusi`,‚ in. mt 5;0,

     pcenkes ta preselt eltertmiljelt tbmt –il`uc`mteTnZ tbe ‒praper’ ̀ ajjulity vmcues il its yautb,‚ in.,

    mln rmtialmces hmsen al mrhitrmry gm`tars su`b ms tbe mttrm`tial ag –bajasexumc `rawns‚ he`muse,

    –tbmt’s lat wbmt we wmlt,‚ in. mt 5;7, ms tbe hmses gar regusilk ta mccaw tbe Vcmiltigg ta preselt

    `al`erts hy tbe six pergarjers. ^be `aurt jmne sbart ward ag tbej?

    ^be re`arn hegare us cemves cittce raaj gar mly mrkujelt hy tbe @ity ag Hurhmld tbmt

    tbe @ity @aul`ic reoe`ten tbe prapasen kraups al `alstitutialmccy perjissihce

    kraulns. Ex`cunilk m pergarjer he`muse ag bis paciti`mc views, ar tbase ag tbe ̀ rawn

    be jikbt mttrm`t, ar he`muse tbe pergarjer jmy smy ulartbanax tbilks, ms wecc ms

    `alsinerilk su`b mrhitrmry gm`tars ms tbe cigestyce ar tbe rm`e ag tbe ̀ rawn m pergarjer waucn mttrm`t, is lat `alstitutialmccy perjissihce.

     In. mt 5;;. Pee mcsa, Larjm Dristie, Il`., 5;8 G. Pupp. mt 98 (gilnilk `ity viacmten pcmiltigg’s Girst

    Mjelnjelt rikbts il regusilk ta mccaw it ta preselt –Jiss Kmy Mjeri`m Vmkemlt,‚ m hemuty ̀ altest

    gar trmlsvestites, ms ijjarmc)4 @ity ag @cevecmln v. Lmtial ag Iscmj, 988 G. Pupp. 57, 59 (L.N. Abia

    =995) (gilnilk ̀ ity ̀ aucn lat oustigy regusmc ta mccaw Cauis Gmrrmdbml ce`ture mt its ̀ alveltial ̀ elter 

    ta m jel-alcy muniel`e hmsen al `cmij it viacmten cmws mkmilst kelner nis`rijilmtial).

    ^be re`arn bere nejalstrmtes tbmt Negelnmlts’ regusmc ta perjit tbe @ity Jmlmker ta elter 

    ilta m `altrm`t witb Vcmiltigg ta preselt its evelt mt tbe `alveltial `elter wms hmsen sacecy al tbeir 

    nismkreejelt witb tbe `altelt ag tbe expressial preselten mt Exxxati`m. ^be Jmyar stmten tbmt tbe

    =6

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke => ag =9 VmkeIN 97

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    evelt‐e`bailk tbe @ity ag @bmttmlaakm’s pralaul`ejelt tbmt tbe pranu`tial ag –Bmir,‚ wms lat il

    tbe –hest ilterest ag tbe ̀ ajjulity‚‐ wms lat il deepilk witb Nmccms’s –hrmln.‚ Be mcsa aggeren tbmt

    tbere were –issues ag kelner bere,‚ mln sexumccy tbejen preseltmtials mt tbe evelt prevelten bij

    graj heilk –gar‚ it.

    @aul`ic Jejher J`Kaukb tacn tbe muniel`e tbmt be taad `ajgart il dlawilk wbel be

    –tu`den bis hays il‚ mt likbt, be bmn –staan up‚ mkmilst tbe cie perpetrmten hy parl hy vatilk il gmvar 

    ag tbe resacutial hmrrilk Vcmiltigg’s evelt.

    @aul`ic Jejher ^bajms expcmilen be wms jmdilk m –paciti`mc ne`isial‚ tbmt mccawen bij

    ta sceep mt likbt hy vatilk il gmvar ag tbe resacutial.

    @aul`ic Jejher Mrlacn `al`cunen Vcmiltigg’s evelt wms m –parlakrmpby `alveltial,‚ mln

    ta ber, –parl jemls, ‒la’4 ‒la,’ tanmy4 ‒la,’ tajarraw.‚

    @aul`ic Jejher Yaulk m`dlawcenken tbe `ajjelts hy ber pmstar nurilk tbe puhci`

    `ajjelt perian, rekisteren ber `alnejlmtial ag tbe evelt, mln gurtber aggeren ber nismppravmc ag 

    s`mlticy `cmn wajel mt tbe `mr sbaws becn mt tbe `elter, `mccilk gar m paci`y ta mnnress tbmt issue ms

    wecc.

    @aul`ic Jejher Kmtes expcmilen ber vate hy smyilk sbe viewen Vcmiltigg’s expa ms pmrt ag 

    ml ilnustry tbmt expcaits wajel mln `bicnrel mln wms –lat cettilk il tbe @ity’s naars, peapce we

    nal’t mpprave ag.‚

    Mln @aul`ic Jejher @mccmbml pailten ta tbe tbree x’s il tbe evelt’s lmje mln pralaul`en

    it m kaan nmy ta kive up Exxxati`m.

     Lat m silkce jejher suppartilk tbe priar restrmilt ijpasen hy Xesacutial =76062 aggeren

    m remsal atber tbml tbeir ahoe`tial ta tbe gm`t tbmt tbe suhoe`t jmtter ag tbe sejilmrs mln prakrmjs

    mt Exxxati`m wms sex. Il gm`t, tbeir `ajjelts nispcmyen m `ajpcete cm`d ag `uriasity mhaut wbmt

    ==

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke =5 ag =9 VmkeIN 9;

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    m`tumccy taad pcm`e mt tbe evelt. It nin lat jmtter ta tbej tbmt tbe @bieg ag Vaci`e mggirjen tbmt tbere

    bmn heel la prahcejs mt tbe evelt m yemr emrcier. Lar nin it jmtter tbmt tbe @ity Mttarley tacn tbej

    Vcmiltigg’s evelt wms prate`ten hy tbe Girst Mjelnjelt. ^beir alcy rmtialmce gar hmllilk tbe expa

    wms it ilvacven sex‐mln tbey nismkreen witb it mln gauln it aggelsive. ^bmt rmtialmce, ag `aurse, is

    ul`alstitutialmccy ijperjissihce. Xaselherker , 5=5 U.P. mt 2894 Xeen , =05 P. @t. mt 88064 Oablsal,

    >9= U.P. mt >=>.

    ^be genermc nistri`t ounke’s ahservmtials il Larjm Dristie mhaut tbe Negelnmlt’s nelimc ag 

    tbe Vcmiltigg’s mppci`mtial ta use tbe Adcmbajm @ity `alveltial `elter gar tbe –Jiss Kmy Mjeri`m

    Vmkemlt,‚ mre mpt bere?

    Vmrti`ucmrcy nisturhilk ta tbis @aurt is Negelnmlts’ ̀ alnu`t il nemcilk witb Vcmiltigg’s

    mppci`mtial. Negelnmlts jmne la eggart ta gaccaw tbe `cemr ni`tmtes ag tbe U.P.

    Pupreje @aurt, evel mgter nis`ussial witb cekmc `aulsec mln evel tbaukb rejilnen

    ag tbe pertilelt `mses hy Vcmiltigg’s `aulsec il bis cetter ag Oucy 82, =920. Ilstemn, il

    tbe gm`e ag `cemr-`ut jmlnmtes, Negelnmlt Oablsal ulicmtermccy reoe`ten tbe

    mppci`mtial witbaut ilvestikmtial mln hmsen alcy al bis awl apilial.

    Vravinilk wbacesaje eltertmiljelt is ml mnjirmhce jative, hut kaverljelt aggì imcs

    mt mcc cevecs just sbaucner tbe respalsihicity ag gaccawilk tbe cmw mln upbacnilk tbe

    @alstitutial, evel wbel ta na sa is ulpapucmr.

    5;8 G. Pupp. mt 98.

    >. ^be `altelt-hmsen Xesacutial pmssen hy Negelnmlts `mllat survive stri t̀

    s`rutily.

    Ms m sepmrmte jmtter, Xesacutial =76062 is ml ul`alstitutialmc `altelt-hmsen rekucmtial ag 

    expressial.

    ^be @aurt il Xeen  v. ̂ awl ag Kichert becn tbmt m tawl arnilml`e ̀ remtilk nistil`tials il sikl

    rekucmtials hmsen al m sikl’s `altelt‐–tejparmry nire`tialmc sikls‚ heilk tremten –cess gmvarmhcy‚

    tbml ineacaki`mc sikls mln paciti`mc sikls‐wms m ̀ altelt-hmsen rekucmtial ag spee`b, suhoe`t ta stri`t

    s`rutily. =05 P.@t. mt 888>.

    =8

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke =7 ag =9 VmkeIN 92

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    It expcmilen il neterjililk wbetber m rekucmtial is ̀ altelt hmsen ar ̀ altelt leutrmc, m ̀ aurt

    just girst caad mt –wbetber m rekucmtial ag spee`b ‒al its gm`e’ nrmws nistil`tials hmsen al tbe

    jessmke m spemder `alveys‚4 ig it naes, tbmt elns tbe ilquiry. In. mt 888;.

    ^urlilk ta tbe arnilml`e hegare it, tbe @aurt gauln?

    Al its gm`e, tbe Pikl @ane is m `altelt-hmsen rekucmtial ag spee`b. [e tbus bmve la

    leen ta ̀ alsiner tbe kaverljelt's oustigi`mtials ar purpases gar elm`tilk tbe @ane ta

    neterjile wbetber it is suhoe`t ta stri`t s`rutily.

     In. 

    ^be @aurt welt al ta expcmil?

    M cmw tbmt is `altelt hmsen al its gm`e is suhoe`t ta stri`t s`rutily rekmrncess ag tbekaverljelt's helikl jative, ̀ altelt-leutrmc oustigi`mtial, ar cm`d ag –mlijus tawmrn

    tbe inems `altmilen‚ il tbe rekucmten spee`b.

     In. mt 8882 (`itmtial ajitten).

    Al its gm`e, Xesacutial =76062 tremts Vcmiltigg’s expressial cess gmvarmhcy tbml everyale

    ecse’s. It ulqumcigiency pre`cunes tbe @ity Jmlmker graj elterilk ilta m `altrm`t witb Vcmiltigg –ta

    bacn m tbree-nmy mnuct eltertmiljelt expa.‚ It, tberegare, just smtisgy stri`t s`rutily‐jemlilk it just

    gurtber m `ajpeccilk kaverljeltmc ilterest mln he lmrrawcy tmicaren ta m`bieve tbmt ilterest. In . mt

    888;, 880=.

    ^be remsals aggeren hy tbe Jmyar, wba prapasen tbe resacutial, mln tbe Jejhers wba vaten

    gar it, suppcy la ̀ ajpeccilk ilterest gar it. ̂ be evelt wms apel alcy ta mnucts, sa tbere were la issues

    rekmrnilk tbe prate`tial ag jilars. ̂ be @bieg ag Vaci`e verigien tbmt mt tbe evelt tbe pre`enilk yemr,

    la cmws bmn heel hradel‐il`cunilk tbase prabihitilk ahs`elity ar puhci` cewnless. ̂ be alcy remsal

    aggeren gar tbe resacutial wms ml ul`alstitutialmc ale? Negelnmlts nin lat cide tbe jessmke ag tbe

    =0

    @mse 0?=7-`v-665=0-N Na`ujelt ; Gicen 68/87/=7 Vmke =; ag =9 VmkeIN 99

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