Legal Opinion
Osediacz v. City of Cranston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 6, 2005No. 04-2673PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal has its genesis in a decision by Cranston, Rhode Island (the City) to institute a policy (the Policy) that allowed private parties to erect holiday displays on a prime piece of public property, subject to certain administrative requirements and the approval of the mayor. A number of individuals and groups seized the opportunity. Collectively, they erected a myrior-amic array of exhibits, some of which (such as a nativity scene) were overtly religious. A citizen of Cranston took umbrage and sued for declaratory and injunctive relief.
The district court rebuffed…
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