HIGHER TASTE, INC. v. CITY OF TACOMA

No. 11-36046.

717 F.3d 712 (2013)

HIGHER TASTE, INC., a Washington Non-Profit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF TACOMA, a Metropolitan Municipal Corporation; Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, a Department of the City of Tacoma; Executive Director Jack C. Wilson, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Park District of the City of Tacoma, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Moest (argued), Law Offices of Robert C. Moest, Santa Monica, CA; David M. Liberman , Law Offices of David M. Liberman, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Adam Rosenberg (argued), Keating, Bucklin & McCormack, Inc., P.S., Seattle, WA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: RICHARD C. TALLMAN and PAUL J. WATFORD, Circuit Judges, and SHARON L. GLEASON, District Judge.


OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Higher Taste Inc. is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to promoting non-violence, community harmony, spiritual ecology, and the humane treatment of animals. It seeks to disseminate its message and raise funds by selling T-shirts adorned with messages related to its spiritual mission. For years Higher Taste sold its T-shirts at a public zoo operated by the principal defendant in this case, the Metropolitan...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases