Legal Opinion
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Beacon Hill Architectural Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 1994No. 94-1538PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Beacon Hill Architectural Commission (“Commission”) adopted a “guideline” that bans, inter alia, all newspaper distribution boxes from the Historic Beacon Hill District in Boston, Massachusetts. The plaintiffs-appellees, a group of newspaper publishers, challenged the guideline in the district court, which held that (1) the Commission lacked authority under Massachusetts law to adopt the guideline; and (2) the guideline violated the First Amendment. We decline to reach the First Amendment issue at this time, and certify the question of the…
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