United States First Circuit

Because multi-purpose pier's primary uses are not dependent upon public access, it is deemed a non-public forum, and State agency ban on all leafletting on pier was held constitutional, where ban was content-neutral and reasonable in light of the uses to which the pier is put.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher N. Souris, with whom Krakow, Souris & Birmingham, LLC was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven W. Kasten, with whom Cynthia L. Westervelt, McDermott, Will & Emery, David S. Mackey, Chief Legal Counsel (Massport), and Michael P. Sady, Senior Legal Counsel (Massport), were on brief, for appellees.