Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. City of Augusta
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 14, 2007No. 06-1177PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant City of Augusta, Maine (“Augusta” or “the City”) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellees Timothy Sullivan and Lawrence E. Dansinger in the United States District Court for the District of Maine. The court found that several provisions of the City’s parade ordinance and of its mass outdoor gathering ordinance (the MOGO) violated the First Amendment.
On appeal, the City challenges the standing of the plaintiffs and the ripeness of their claims, especially their right to protest the MOGO. The City also challenges the…
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