United States Ninth Circuit

Summary judgment to plaintiff is reversed where Seattle Municipal Code 2.14.060(C), which prohibits references to political opponents in candidate statements in Seattle voters' pamphlets, applies to a limited public forum, the restriction is not viewpoint discriminatory, and the restriction is reasonable and does not violate the Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/10/2003
• Decided 10/27/2003
• Published 10/27/2003

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge., Before REAVLEY,TASHIMA, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Sandra L. Cohen, Assistant City Attorney, Gary E. Keese, Assistant City Attorney, Seattle, WA, for defendants-appellants., William C. Rava, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.