Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Fair Share, Inc. v. Town of Rockland
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 23, 1985No. Civ. A. 81-3325-NPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DAVID S. NELSON, District Judge.
This is an action brought by Massachusetts Fair Share, Inc. (“MFS”) and its president, Herbert Regan, against eighteen towns in Massachusetts pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for alleged violations of plaintiffs’ first amendment rights. Specifically, the plaintiffs assert that each defendant town has an ordinance or bylaw regulating door-to-door solicitation that prohibits or restricts MFS’s ability to petition or communicate with citizens of the town and to solicit donations. This court has…
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