Legal Opinion
Doe v. Small
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1992No. 89-3756PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The Ottawa Freedom Association (“OFA”)1 appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment enjoining the City of Ottawa from allowing any person or group from displaying the paintings at issue in Washington Park in Ottawa, Illinois. Because this injunction is overbroad and infringes on the free speech rights of any private person desiring to display the paintings, we reverse.
I. FACTS2
A. The Paintings
In 1956 the Ottawa Retail Merchants’ Association, a private organization, commissioned the painting of sixteen canvases depicting scenes from the life of Christ in an…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- 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
- Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Widmar v. VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by49 opinions
- William A. Books and Michael Suetkamp v. City of Elkhart, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Howard T. Kreisner v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., and Clarence Reinders v. City of Marshfield, Wisconsin and Henry Praschak Memorial Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Megan Renee Hedges v. Wauconda Community Unit School District No. 118Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Americans United For Separation Of Church And State v. City Of Grand RapidsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
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