Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. City of Augusta
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 22, 2005No. CV-04-32-B-WPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT ON LIABILITY
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
To march is to speak. A parade, as speech, especially as political speech, invokes the First Amendment and commands this Court’s protection. A march can be a powerful and effective community expression of ethos: to celebrate our heroes — as on Veterans’ Day; to applaud our commonly-held values — as on July 4th; or, consistent with this Country’s longest-held traditions, to protest our policies and attempt to effect change — as in Selma or Washington, D.C. Because the right to march lies at the core of our freedoms, this Court…
2Cases cited111 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sullivan v. City of AugustaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- International Women's Day March Planning Committee v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
- Driver v. Town of Richmond Ex Rel. KrugmanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2008
- Swann v. City of RichmondDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2006
- Sullivan v. City of AugustaDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2009
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