Legal Opinion
Leydon v. Town of Greenwich
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 26, 2001No. SC 16356; SC 16357PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This certified appeal raises an important issue of first impression in this state, namely, whether a municipality constitutionally may restrict access to a municipal park to its residents and their guests. We conclude that such a restriction is prohibited by the first amendment to the United States constitution1 and *321article first, §§ 4,253 and 14,4of the Connecticut constitution.
The plaintiff, Brenden P. Leydon, commenced this action against the named defendant, the town of Greenwich (town), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prohibit the enforcement of a town…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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