Leppanen v. Lane Transit District

Plaintiff, a City of Eugene resident, attempted to solicit initiative petition signatures at the downtown Eugene transit station. The Lane Transit District (LTD) prohibited him from doing that, invoking an ordinance that, among other things, prohibits solicitation of initiative petition signatures in the vicinity of a bus boarding platform area. Plaintiff then initiated this action challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance, arguing that it violates his right to initiate legislation reserved in Article IV, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution, as well his rights of free expression…