Legal Opinion
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Gittens
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 7, 2002No. CIV. 02-0984(RJL)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LEON, District Judge.
The City of Washington, D.C. (“the City”) through its Commission on Arts and the Humanities (“DCCAH” or “the Commission”), began organizing a public art exhibit last year, the purpose of which was to showcase the “whimsical and imaginative side of the Nation’s Capital”, to make “public art acceptable, increase tourism, and to have FUN.” 1
According to Anthony Gittens, the executive director of the DCCAH, the project, which featured a citywide display of elephant and donkey “theme icons” 2 was “designed to be festive and whimsical, reach a broad based…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, Inc. v. GittensCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- American Civil Liberties Union v. MinetaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2004
- Daily v. New York City Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
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