Legal Opinion

Lee Davenport v. City of Alexandria, Virginia, Charles Strobel, Chief of Police, Douglas Harman, City Manager

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 22, 1983No. 81-1909PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of a challenge by Lee Davenport, a street musician, to the constitutionality of Ordinance No. 2609 of the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Ordinance No. 2609 prohibits performances and exhibitions on the sidewalks, walkways or other public property of the central business district of Alexandria, and Davenport claims this infringes his first amendment right1 to perform on and lecture about *149bagpipes, his particular specialty. Davenport also charges that a permit scheme created by Ordinance No. 2609 allowing limited performances in eight parks and plazas…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Police Dept. of Chicago v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Larry Horton v. City of St. AugustineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. American Booksellers Ass'n v. StrobelDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
  3. Burke v. City of CharlestonDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1995
  4. Great South Fair v. City of PetalMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Friedrich v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985

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