Kittay v. Giuliani’s Empirical Analysis

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4 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “Finally, plaintiff alleges that his First Amendment right to petition the government for redress was abridged when government officials contracted away their right to challenge the MOA or the Regulations in the future. The right to which plaintiff refers, however, is not a restriction on the right of governmental bodies to deal with each other. The right to petition in general guarantees only that individuals have a right to communicate directly to government officials, and that individuals have the right of access to the courts to redress constitutional violations. It does not guarantee, as plaintiff contends, that governmental officials may not enter agreements terminating, settling or prospectively avoiding litigation, nor does it ensure that an elected official will necessarily act in a certain way or respond in a certain manner to requests from his constituents .... As plaintiff does not allege that the MOA or Regulations prevented him from communicating any grievance to elected officials, or that his access to the courts is somehow denied by the Regulations, plaintiffs First Amendment facial claims are dismissed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Reardon v. Keating