Rights of passage; three rulings uphold restrictions on public ways

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Several court decisions of the mid-1990s show a willingness to let municipalities address social problems or situations which can turn into problems. In Brandmiller v. Arreola, the Wisconsin Supreme Court granted summary judgment for municipalities challenging juvenile cruising while acknowledging that the right to travel is part of our constititutional idea of personal liberty. The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled on the application of the commercial speech doctrine to the use of barkers to hand out advertising for restaurants on public thoroughfares in Sciarrino v. City of Key West.

Juvenile delinquency, Loitering, Automobile driving in cities, City driving, states

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House adopts trial standards; guidelines aim to address issues raised by innovative court techniques

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The ABA House of Delegates has adopted the Civil Practice Trial Standards, which are guidelines for certain practical issues arising in trial. The standards were developed by the Litigation Section's Task Force on Civil Trial Practice Standards. Litigation Section Chair Gregory P. Joseph calls them an evolution of existing rules, and one of the standards, for example, does not advocate televising trials, but sets forth factors for a judge in a jurisdiction which permits such televising to consider in ruling on whether to permit cameras.

Standards, Trial practice

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Bad news: newspapers fight restrictions on some old-fashioned distribution techniques

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Community ordinances regulating commercial speech continue to receive judicial attention, with many decisions going against newsvendors and newsrack owners. The 1993 Supreme Court ruling in Cincinnati v Discovery Network struck down a content-specific ordinance, but several courts have upheld those that are content-neutral and within towns' traditional purview, such as controlling esthetics, safety, and traffic flow. With a variety of new cases in progress, judicial opinion will doubtless continue to evolve.

Cases, Freedom of speech, Newspaper vending machines, Newsstands

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