Legal Opinion
Bloch v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 2004No. 03-CT-680PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Senior Judge:
Bloch appeals his conviction for crossing a police-line in the vicinity of the White House in violation of 24 DCMR § 2100.3 (2003) (“the police-line regulation”). He argues that the government’s use of a police-line in this case prevented him from exercising his First Amendment right to expressive activity. We conclude that the prosecution failed to present competent and admissible evidence sufficient to meet the “time, place, and manner” test applicable in such cases. We reverse.
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