McDonnell v. City and County of Denver

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiffs-Appellees, Nazli McDonnell and Eric Verio, sought a preliminary injunction against Defendants, arguing policies and regulations governing protests and demonstrations at Denver International Airport (“DIA”) violate their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The district court granted the injunction in part, concluding Plaintiffs made the necessary showing with respect to their claim that the challenged regulations are unreasonable because they do not contain a formal process for expediting permit applications in exigent circumstances. McDonnell…