Legal Opinion
Bonowitz v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1999No. 97-CM-1611, 97-CM-1654, 98-CM-486, 97-CM-1651, 97-CM-1662, 97-CM-1652, 97-CM-1663PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Senior Judge.
Appellants were convicted of unlawful parading and assembling on Supreme Court grounds in violation of 40 U.S.C. § 13k (1994). They argue on appeal that the application of that statute violates their First Amendment rights by impermissibly prohibiting speech. We affirm.
On January 17, 1997, members of the Supreme Court Police observed appellants demonstrating on the sidewalk below the Supreme Court plaza area. Shortly thereafter, appellants began to move as a group inside the plaza area to the top of the steps leading to the Court’s main entrance. Once appellants reached…
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