Legal Opinion
Berner v. Delahanty
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 30, 1997No. 96-2122PublishedCited by 228 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Attorney Seth Berner claims that lawyers have an absolute right, protected by the First Amendment, to wear political buttons in the courtroom as long as the buttons do not disrupt judicial proceedings. We reject that proposition and affirm the district court’s dismissal of Berner’s action for declaratory and injunctive relief.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts, drawn from the plaintiff’s verified complaint and construed in his favor, see Dartmouth Review v. Dartmouth College, 889 F.2d 13, 16 (1st Cir.1989), can be recounted readily. The defendant, Thomas E. Delahanty, II, is an…
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