Legal Opinion
Halleck v. Manhattan Cmty. Access Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 9, 2018No. Docket No. 16-4155; August Term 2016PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJon O. Newman, Circuit Judge
This appeal presents the issue of whether the First Amendment's limitation on governmental restriction of free speech applies, in the circumstances of this case, to the operators of public access television channels. More specifically, the main issue is whether the Amendment applies to employees of a non-profit corporation, designated by the Manhattan Borough President to oversee public access TV channels, who are alleged to have suspended individuals involved in public access TV programming from using the corporation's facilities. This issue arises on an appeal by Deedee Halleck and Jesus…
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