Legal Opinion
Tacynec v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 2, 1982No. 81-3055PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the First Amendment rights of string bands to perform in Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade and the proper standards to be used in evaluating the constitutionality of the Parade Rules. In 1981, the City adopted rules to limit the number of bands that could participate in the parade. The plaintiffs are two string bands and their founders, who would be excluded from marching by these Rules, unless a current parade participant does not march. They filed this action in the district court alleging that the regulations unconstitutionally…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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