Legal Opinion

Bl(a)ck Tea Society v. City of Boston

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 30, 2004No. 04-2002PublishedCited by 134 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arose in connection with demonstrations planned for the 2004 Democratic National Convention (the Convention). The appellant, the Bl(a)ck Tea Society, seeks review of an order denying its request to modify a designated demonstration zone (DZ) set aside by municipal officials. We summarily affirmed the order on July 26, 2004 (coincident with the start of the Convention). This opinion limns the basis for our ruling.

The facts surrounding this litigation are thoroughly canvassed in the district court’s comprehensive opinion, see Coalition to Protest the Democratic…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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  3. Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Cohen v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Hill v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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