Legal Opinion
Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 7, 1998No. 96-2468PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of a First Amendment challenge to literature distribution policies at the Tampa International Airport. The challenged policies were revoked during the pen-dency of this lawsuit, and the district court dismissed the case as moot. We affirm.
The plaintiff, Jews for Jesus, is a nonprofit Christian missionary organization. 1 One of the organization’s main activities is the distribution of free literature in airports. In 1994, Jews for Jesus contacted the Tampa International Airport (which is operated by defendant Hillsborough County Aviation Authority)…
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