Diener v. Reed’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ward v. Rock Against Racism · Dombrowski v. Pfister · Fw/pbs Inc II v. City of Dallas Mjr Inc · Freedman v. Maryland · Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
Most-quoted passages
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“a First Amendment activity that intrudes minimally on those passing by who need only engage in the mechanical task of taking or refusing the leaflet or tract from the leafleteer's hand.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“given the physical characteristics of the museum grounds ... [which] are large, including a parking area for 250 cars and another area for recreational vehicles and buses.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
How this case has been treated — in progress
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