United States First Circuit
RIDLEY v. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSP. AUTH., 03-1970, 03-2285
Dismissal of plaintiff's First Amendment challenge to the rejection of its proposed advertisements, designed to raise questions about marijuana laws, is reversed where the rejection constituted viewpoint discrimination and was unreasonable.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/29/2004
- Published 11/29/2004
Judges
- LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Harvey A. Schwarz, with whom Laurie A. Frankl, Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, Sarah Wunsch, and ACLU Fdn. of Massachusetts were on brief, for appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Rudolph F. Pierce, with whom James A. Aliosi, Jr., Peter N. Kochansky, and Goulston & Storrs were on brief, for appellees.