Initiative & Refer v. USPS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _____________________________ ) INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ) INSTITUTE et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 00-1246 (RWR) ) UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ) ) Defendant. ) _____________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of an amended United States Postal Service (“USPS”) regulation that prohibits collecting signatures for petitions, polls or surveys on certain USPS sidewalks, arguing that the restriction is overbroad because the regulation applies to a substantial number of…