Legal Opinion
Citizens to End Animal Suffering & Exploitation, Inc. v. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 27, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-10722-TPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are a non-profit corporation, Citizens To End Animal Suffering And Exploitation, and two of its members, Doreen Close Lavenson and Mark Sommers. They allege that defendant, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Inc., infringed their First Amendment right of free expression when it arrested Lavenson and Sommers on grounds of criminal trespass for distributing literature on land leased by defendant from the City of Boston. Based upon that past action, and defendant’s representation that it would arrest plaintiffs again under similar circumstances, plaintiffs seek…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by41 opinions
- Gallagher v. Neil Young Freedom ConcertCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
- American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Las VegasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Paul R. Brown Greg Gable Gary Peck Shundahai Network Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee v. City of Las Vegas Jan Laverty Jones Fremont Street Limited Liability Corp. Mark Paris, American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada Paul R. Brown Greg Gable Gary Peck Shundahai Network Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee v. City of Las Vegas Jan Laverty Jones Fremont Street Limited Liability Corp. Mark ParisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Lee v. KatzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Shannon v. ShannonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.