Legal Opinion
United States v. Marsha B. Kokinda and Kevin E. Pearl, Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Project for Public Spaces, Inc., Amicus Curiae
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1989No. 87-5107PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Marsha Kokinda and Kevin Pearl appeal their convictions for soliciting contributions on the sidewalk in front of the Bowie, Maryland post office in violation of postal service regulation 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(h) (1986). Because we believe that the post office sidewalk constitutes a public forum and that the postal regulation is neither a reasonable manner restriction nor narrowly tailored to protect First Amendment values, we hold 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(h) an unconstitutional infringement upon defendants’ rights. No significant government interest has been demonstrated that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- International Caucus of Labor Committee v. Maryland Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle AdministrationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1990
- Longo v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1991
- Del Gallo v. ParentDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
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