Legal Opinion
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 29, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2007-1495PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
The Court considers whether the fourth iteration of the District of Columbia’s law regulating the posting of signs on lampposts passes First Amendment muster. The law’s most recent version treats signs relating to an “event” differently from “non-event” signs when determining how long the signs may remain posted. The District has amended the law twice since this Court’s last substantive opinion. While these amendments bring the law closer to constitutionality, the District has not properly explained the event/non-event distinction, and has…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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