Legal Opinion
Potts v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 30, 2007No. Nos. 05-CM-781, 05-CM-867, 05-CM-928PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge.
Appellants ask us to reverse their convictions after a bench trial of violating 40 U.S.C. § 6135 by displaying, on the Supreme Court grounds, a banner or device “designed or adapted to bring into public notice a party, organization, or movement.” Appellants challenge the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, the Constitutionality of the statute on its face and as applied to them, and the factual findings of the trial court. We reject appellants’ arguments and affirm their convictions.
Appellants were at the Supreme Court on February 9, 2005, as part of a small group…
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- Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Texas v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. GraceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
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