Legal Opinion
Ad World, Inc. v. Township of Doylestown
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 5, 1982No. 81-1497PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Ad World, Inc., a publisher, appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendant Doylestown Township in a suit for damages and declaratory and injunctive relief prohibiting enforcement of Doylestown Ordinance 117.1 We conclude that the ordinance violates Ad World’s first and fourteenth amendment rights, and we reverse.
Ad World, Inc. publishes Piggy Back, a 16 page tabloid which includes extensive advertising and a few pages of consumer and community information. Included in such community information are notices of community events and announcements.…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Miller v. City of LaramieWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
- Pennsylvania Alliance For Jobs And Energy v. Council Of The Borough Of MunhallCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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