Legal Opinion
Mahoney v. United States Capitol Police Board
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 16, 2024No. Civil Action No. 2021-2314Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PATRICK J. MAHONEY, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 21-2314 (JEB) v. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE BOARD, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Patrick J. Mahoney brought this First Amendment challenge to the U.S. Capitol Police Board’s near-total prohibition on expressive activities that take place on the lower Eastern Steps of the Capitol building. He has since prevailed two times over: once when the Court granted summary judgment in his favor, entering a permanent injunction prohibiting any and all enforcement of the Board’s…
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