Legal Opinion

McFadden v. City of Bridgeport

District Court, N.D. West Virginia

Decided March 20, 2006No. Civ.A. 1:04CV225PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KEELEY, District Judge.

The question presented in this case is whether provisions of the defendant, City of Bridgeport’s (Bridgeport), sign ordinance, Article 1325 of the Codified Ordinances of Bridgeport (the Ordinance), violate the First Amendment. The plaintiff, Daniel McFadden (McFadden), challenges the constitutionality of Sections 1325.07 and 1325.13 of the Ordinance on free speech grounds. Section 1325.07 prohibits the posting of “temporary” and “political” signs within city limits more than thirty (30) days before and forty-eight (48) hours after the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by3 opinions

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