Legal Opinion
Initiative & Referendum Institute v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. 04-5045PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.
GARLAND, Circuit Judge.
A United States Postal Service regulation bans “soliciting signatures on petitions, polls, or surveys” on “all real property under the charge and control of the Postal Service.” The district court rejected the plaintiffs’ First Amendment challenge to this regulation, concluding that even if all exterior postal properties are public forums, the regulation is a valid restriction on the time, place, or manner of speech. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case for…
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