Legal Opinion
Initiative & Referendum Institute v. United States Postal Service
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 8, 2010No. Civil Action 00-1246 (RWR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of an amended United States Postal Service (“USPS”) regulation that prohibits collecting signatures for petitions, polls or surveys on certain USPS sidewalks, arguing that the restriction is overbroad because the regulation applies to a substantial number of postal sidewalks that are public forums. The parties conducted a survey of postal facilities in an attempt to quantify the extent of expressive activity on USPS sidewalks and have filed renewed cross-motions for summary judgment. Because…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Initiative & Referendum Institute v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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- Brown v. Arkansas Department of Finance & AdministrationDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 2016
- Initiative & Referendum Institute v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
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