United States First Circuit

Town's interest in enforcing its bylaws, by directing local officials to rescind illegal reorganization of conservation commission or face removal from office, outweighed any First Amendment protection that extended to officials- right to vote to reorganize mid-term contrary to by-laws.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2002
• Published 03/19/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and STEARNS, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harvey A. Schwartz, with whom Kimberly H. Scheckner and Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz were on brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John J. Cloherty, III, with whom John J. Davis and Pierce, Davis, & Perritano, LLP were on brief for appellees.