Legal Opinion
Adam Elend v. Sun Dome, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 6, 2006No. 06-10705PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
At issue today is whether the district court erred in dismissing a First Amendment claim for declaratory and injunctive relief on standing and ripeness grounds. After thorough review, we affirm because the requested relief concerns wholly prospective conduct for which the details of time, location, audience, and the nature of the protest activity are utterly lacking. Quite simply, this case is not justiciable.
I
The basic facts and procedural history are straightforward. Plaintiffs Adam El-end, Jeff Marks, and Joe Redner allege that their First Amendment rights were…
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