Legal Opinion
Mahoney v. Doe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 21, 2011No. 09-7131PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Section 22-3312.01 of the District of Columbia Code prohibits the defacement of public and private property. Appellants, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Kaitlin Clare Martinez, the Christian Defense Coalition, Cradles of Love, Inc., and Cheryl Conrad (collectively, “Mahoney”) claim that prohibition, both on its face and as applied, violates their First Amendment right to chalk the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue (literally, the street in front of the White House). The district…
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