The following excerpt is from Olagues v. Russoniello, 797 F.2d 1511 (9th Cir. 1986):
11 The district court found that: (1) the minimal intrusion imposed by defendants' conduct was clearly outweighed by the government's interest in preventing voter fraud; and (2) to the extent that plaintiffs allege defendants' actions "chilled" their first amendment rights merely by conducting the investigation, the complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim, Laird v. Tatum, 408 U.S. 1, 92 S.Ct. 2318, 33 L.Ed.2d 154 (1972).
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