Legal Opinion
Berger v. City of Seattle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 9, 2008No. 05-35752PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BERZON.
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must determine the bounds of a city’s authority to restrict expression in a public forum.
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The public forum is the “Seattle Center,” an entertainment zone covering roughly 80 acres of land in downtown Seattle, Washington. Each year, the Seattle Center’s theaters, arenas, museums, exhibition halls, conference rooms, outdoor stadiums, and restaurants attract nearly ten million visitors. The city wields authority over this large tract of land and has delegated its power to…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Lopez v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ward v. Rock Against RacismSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 586 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- American Civil Liberties Union v. City & County of DenverDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2008
- Service Employees International Union v. City of HoustonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2008
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 586 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Berger v. City of SeattleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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