Legal Opinion
Edwards v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 27, 2014No. 13-7063, 13-7064PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This case is about speech and whether the government’s regulations actually accomplish their intended purpose. Unsurprisingly, the government answers in the affirmative. But when, as occurred here, explaining how the regulations do so renders the government’s counsel literally speechless, we are constrained to disagree.
In Washington, D.C., it is illegal to talk about points of interest or the history of the city while escorting or guiding a person who paid you to do so — that is, unless you pay the government $200 and pass a…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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