Legal Opinion

Cannon v. City & County of Denver

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1993No. 90-1016PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs-appellants Joan Cannon (Cannon) and Leila Jeanne Hill (Hill) brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the City and County of Denver and individual police officers Donna Ryan-Fair-child (Ryan-Fairchild) and Paul Baca (Baca), who arrested them for disturbing the peace when they were carrying signs reading “The Killing Place” outside a Denver abortion clinic. Plaintiffs alleged that their arrests violated their First Amendment rights and they also asserted a number of state tort claims. The district court granted summary judgment for the…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Dodds v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  2. Beedle v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  3. Burns v. Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  4. Cannon v. City and County of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. Roska v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003

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