Legal Opinion
R. David Finzer, Father v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor, District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 9, 1986No. 19-5137PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORK, Circuit Judge:
Appellants are individuals who wish to carry placards opposing the policies of the Soviet and Nicaraguan governments in front of those governments’ embassies, located within the District of Columbia. In the absence of a permit, such protests are barred by D.C.Code § 22-1115 (1981). That same statute authorizes police to disperse congregations in front of embassies. Appellants asserted unsuccessfully before the district court that, on its face, this law violates the first and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution. They appeal the district court’s holding that the…
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