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PITTSBURGH LEAGUE YOUNG VOTERS v. PORT AUTHORITY

Nos. 09-3352, 09-3563.

653 F.3d 290 (2011)

PITTSBURGH LEAGUE OF YOUNG VOTERS EDUCATION FUND; American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania, Appellants in Case No. 09-3563 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY; Anthony J. Hickton, Appellants in Case No. 09-3352.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Krock (Argued), Corrado Salvatore , Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellants.

Jon Pushinsky (Argued), Pittsburgh, PA, Sara J. Rose , Witold J. Walczak , American Civil Liberties Union, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellees.

Before: SMITH, CHAGARES, and VANASKIE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Unlike many of its sister states, Pennsylvania allows felons to vote immediately upon release from prison. In an effort to correct widespread belief to the contrary, a coalition of public-interest organizations set out to run an advertisement informing ex-prisoners that they have the right to vote and encouraging them to exercise it. The coalition asked the Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania to place the ad in...

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