New England Regional Council of Carpenters v. Thomas J. Kinton, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 2002-03-19

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. These appeals require us to decide two important First Amendment questions. The first relates to whether a state agency constitutionally may ban all leafletting on a multi-purpose pier that it controls. The second relates to whether such an agency may require a person seeking to distribute handbills on public sidewalks to apply in advance for a permit. <p…

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