United States Fourth Circuit

Denial of injunctive relief for access to the forum established for take-home flyers in defendant's public elementary schools is reversed to the extent the unfettered discretion retained by defendant to control access to the take-home flyer forum in its new policy does not provide adequate protection for viewpoint neutrality.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/23/2006
• Decided 08/10/2006
• Published 08/10/2006

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Kimberlee Wood Colby, Center for Law & Religious Freedom, Springfield, Virginia, for Appellants.  Jonathan S. Franklin, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Steven H. Aden, Gregory S. Baylor, Timothy J. Tracey, Christian Legal Society, Springfield, Virginia;  H. Robert Showers, Simms Showers, L.L.P., Leesburg, Virginia, for Appellants.  Christopher T. Handman, Jake M. Shields, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C.;  Judith S. Bresler, Eric C. Brousaides, Reese & Carney, L.L.P., Columbia, Maryland, for Appellees.  Steven W. Fitschen, Colleen M. Holmes, The National Legal Foundation, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Amicus Supporting Appellants.   Naomi E. Gittins, Senior Staff Attorney, Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., Thomas Hutton, Lisa Soronen, National School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia;  Stephen C. Bounds, Director of Legal & Policy Services, Maryland Association Of Boards Of Education, Annapolis, Maryland, for Amici Supporting Appellees.