Legal Opinion
Turley v. Giuliani
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 15, 2000No. 99 Civ. 3381(SAS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Robert Turley and Tyrone Hamlette, are professional street musicians who perform in and around the Times Square area. They bring this action to vindicate their First Amendment right to play reasonably amplified music on the sidewalks and traffic islands which comprise Times Square. Plaintiffs have moved for a preliminary injunction enjoining and restraining the defendants (collectively, the “City”) from: (1) enforcing a decibel ceiling of 85-dB(A)-at-10 feet; (2) specifying a decibel ceiling lower than 95-dB(A)-at-15 feet on their sound…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
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