Legal Opinion
Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial v. Kennedy
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 12, 1995No. Civ. A. 95-808PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPORKIN, District Judge.
The issue before this Court is whether a National Parks Service Regulation banning the sale of message bearing T-Shirts on the Mall and other parks in the National Capital area violates the First Amendment of the Constitution. Plaintiffs are a number of nonprofit groups, who engage in the sale of message-bearing T-Shirts on the National Mall.
1. Background
Seven groups, Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (FWM), Gaudiya Vaishnava Society (GVS), One World One Family Now (One World), Warriors Incorporated, Open Art, Last Firebase, Americans for…
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