Legal Opinion
Mobley v. Tarlini
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 15, 2009No. Civil Action 09-815PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RE: MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
BAYLSON, District Judge.
In the context of a township council meeting, what is the correct balance between free speech rights versus parliamentary rules, including a limitation on comments by a township councilman? Defendant Linda Tarlini’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings challenges Plaintiff Donald Mobley’s allegations of First Amendment violations of free speech, right to petition, and retaliation; a Fourteenth Amendment violation of equal protection; and a Pennsylvania Constitution violation of free speech. The allegations arise from…
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