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THAYER v. CITY OF WORCESTER

No. 13-2355.

755 F.3d 60 (2014)

Robert THAYER, Sharon Brownson and Tracy Novick, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. CITY OF WORCESTER, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 19, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin P. Martin , with whom Yvonne W. Chan , Todd J. Marabella , Goodwin Procter LLP, Matthew R. Segal , Sarah R. Wunsch , and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts were on brief, for appellants.

David M. Moore , City Solicitor, with whom Wendy L. Quinn , Assistant City Solicitor, and City of Worcester Law Department, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, SELYA, Circuit Judge.

SOUTER, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction against enforcing two city ordinances prohibiting coercive or risky behavior by panhandlers, other solicitors, and demonstrators seeking the attention of motor vehicle drivers. We affirm.

I.

A.

For a decade, the public policy of the City of Worcester has been pushed and pulled by concerns about panhandling on its streets. In 2005, the...

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