BRUNI v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH

No. 15-1755.

824 F.3d 353 (2016)

Nikki BRUNI; Julie Cosentino; Cynthia Rinaldi; Kathleen Laslow; Patrick Malley, Appellants, v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH; Pittsburgh City Council; Mayor of Pittsburgh.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 1, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew S. Bowman [ARGUED], Alliance Defending Freedom, 440 First St., NW — Ste. 600, Washington, DC 20001, David A. Cortman , Alliance Defense Fund, 1000 Hurricane Shoals, N.E., Bldg. D — Ste. 1100, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, Elissa M. Graves , Alliance Defending Freedom, 15100 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, Lawrence G. Paladin, Jr. , #6C, 15 Duff Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235, Counsel for Appellants.

Michael E. Kennedy , Matthew S. McHale [ARGUED], Lourdes Sanchez Ridge , City of Pittsburgh, Department of Law, 414 Grant Street, 313 City County Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Counsel for Appellees.

Erek L. Barron , Whiteford Taylor & Preston, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste. 700 West, Bethesda, MD 20814, Counsel for Amicus Curiae.

Before: FUENTES, JORDAN, and VANASKIE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

This case puts at issue again an ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh that prohibits certain speech within fifteen feet of health care facilities. Plaintiffs Nikki Bruni, Julie Cosentino, Cynthia Rinaldi, Kathleen Laslow, and Patrick Malley engage in what they call "sidewalk counseling" on the...

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