Legal Opinion

Parks v. City of Columbus

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 25, 2005No. 03-4096PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the district court’s denial of declaratory and injunctive relief in this case involving an alleged infringement upon Plaintiffs First and Fourteenth Amendment freedom of speech rights. For the reasons that follow, we REVERSE the district court’s decision and REMAND for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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Plaintiff Douglas Parks (“Parks”) attends public events to proclaim and communicate his religious beliefs by wearing signs, singing, preaching, distributing leaflets, or talking to people. Every June, the Columbus Arts Council (“Arts Council”)…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Hill v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Startzell v. City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  2. Tracy Bays v. City of FairbornCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
  3. Bill Wickersham Maureen Doyle v. City of Columbia, Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  4. Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's NuggetCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. Frank Teesdale v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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