Legal Opinion
Chicago Newspaper Publishers Ass'n v. City of Wheaton
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 12, 1988No. 87 C 0765PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HART, District Judge.
In our participatory democracy newspapers are not just an amenity. They are a vital means of providing information to citizens called upon to exercise an enlightened use of the ballot. Without the information provided by newspapers many citizens would be without the knowledge required for an intelligent electoral process. Accordingly, the distribution of newspapers has always had First Amendment protection.
The methods of newspaper distribution are changing. For some, home delivery is either unavailable or too expensive. Street vendors are…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sentinel Communications Co. v. WattsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Globe Newspaper Company v. Beacon Hill Architectural CommissionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Gold Coast Publications, Inc. v. CorriganCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Sebago, Inc. v. City of AlamedaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. v. BergerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
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