Legal Opinion

Kenyatta Johnson v. City of Philadelphia

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 27, 2011No. 10-4185PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Kenyatta Johnson and Damon K. Roberts (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal the District Court’s grant of summary judgment for the City of Philadelphia (the “City”), contending the District Court erroneously concluded that a City ordinance prohibiting the posting of signs on street poles passes constitutional muster under the First, Fourteenth, and Twenty-Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

I. Background

A. The Ordinance

Appellants challenge the constitutionality of a City ordinance that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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