CUTTING v. CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE

No. 14-1421.

802 F.3d 79 (2015)

Michael W. CUTTING; Wells Staley-Mays; and Alison E. Prior, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 11, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Thompson , for appellant.

Kevin P. Martin , with whom Zachary Heiden , Joshua M. Daniels , Timothy Bazzle , Brian T. Burgess , ACLU of Maine Foundation, and Goodwin Procter LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before HOWARD, Chief JUDGE, STAHL and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


This case requires us to decide whether an ordinance in the City of Portland, Maine that prohibits standing, sitting, staying, driving, or parking on median strips violates the constitutional guarantee of "the freedom of speech." U.S. Const. Amend. I.1 We conclude that the ordinance does, because...

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