United States DC Circuit

Because the sidewalk at the foot of the House and Senate steps at the U.S. Capitol is a public forum, and no part of a leafletting and demonstration ban is narrowly tailored to further a significant governmental purpose, the ban is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/08/2002
• Decided 05/31/2002
• Published 05/31/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Neal Goldfarb argued the cause for appellant/cross-appellee.   With him on the briefs was Arthur B. Spitzer., Marina Utgoff Braswell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees/cross-appellants.   With her on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.