Legal Opinion
People v. Balmuth
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided August 12, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lucy Billings, J.
In each of these cases, which the court has consolidated for decision, the court is called upon to determine whether the City of New York may require permits for artists displaying and selling their art, books, or other written materials in or near a City park. This regulation of expressive activity requires an examination of the interplay among governing City statutes, the constitutional freedoms implicated, and prior Federal court decisions on similar issues.
In each of these cases the People have charged defendant artists with violating a New York City…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. National Treasury Employees UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. SaulCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2004
- Dua v. New York City Department of ParksAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Lederman v. RosadoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- People v. AndujarCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2011
- People v. BalmuthAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2001
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