Legal Opinion
Brown v. California Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2003No. 02-15385PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Concurrence by Judge BEEZER.
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether the California Department of Transportation’s policy of permitting an individual to display United States flags, but no other expressive banners, on highway overpasses constitutes unreasonable viewppint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.
I. Background
In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an American citizenry united in grief, fear, and defense of country, joined in a spontaneous display of patriotism. Across America, her great national emblem, the United…
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