Legal Opinion
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Borough Council of Public Works
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 13, 1974No. Civ. A. 74-1569PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOGEL, District Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE ISSUE AND HISTORY OF THE CASE
This case presents the following issue for resolution, apparently one of first impression in the federal courts: 1
Does the protection of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Consti tution invalidate, pro tanto, an Ordinance and a Resolution of the Council of the Borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, insofar as they are applied first: to totally prohibit the placement of newspaper boxes anywhere on the public sidewalk strips within the Borough, or second: to limit the placement of newspaper boxes to a three foot…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Kash Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- The Miami Herald Publishing Co., Cross v. City of Hallandale, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Sentinel Communications Co. v. WattsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Bulk Distribution Centers, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1984
- Gold Coast Publications, Inc. v. CorriganCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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