Legal Opinion
Padou v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 2013No. 12-CV-51PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
Don and Abigail Padou posted a large number of signs advertising for an upcoming community rally on utility poles and public lampposts in their Brookland neighborhood. District officials removed the signs, citing non-compliance with three subsections of 24 DCMR § 108 (2012) (regulating the posting of “signs, posters and placards”). The Padous sued the District of Columbia, alleging that, both as applied to them and on its face, the regulation violated the First Amendment. The trial court (Hon. Judith E. Retchin) granted the District summary judgment, but this court…
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