Legal Opinion
People Against Police Violence v. City of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 06-4457PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we review a District Court’s order awarding attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b). Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the City of Pittsburgh’s (“City’s”) ordinance regulating expressive activities in public forums. Plaintiffs’ complaint sought declaratory and permanent injunctive relief; plaintiffs also filed a motion for interim injunctive relief. The District Court granted plaintiffs’ motion and issued a preliminary injunction which prohibited the City from enforcing the…
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