Legal Opinion

David Wulp v. John H. Corcoran, City Manager, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 11, 1972No. 71-1214PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action in the district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. to challenge the constitutionality of City of Cambridge General Ordinances, Chap. 22, Sec. 2, which requires anyone who wishes to sell newspapers and certain other articles on the streets of Cambridge to first obtain a permit and badge from the board of license commissioners. 1 Plaintiffs Wulp, Singer and Ullman sue individually and on behalf of the Socialist Workers Party of Massachusetts; plaintiff O’Kelly sues on his own behalf. Defendants are the appropriate city officials. According…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Rhode Island Ass'n of Realtors v. WhitehouseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  4. Phyllis Lynch v. Frank W. SneppCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  5. Inmates of Boys' Training School v. AffleckDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1972

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