Restrictions on Speech and Expressive Activities in Transit Terminals and Facilities
TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program Legal Research Digest 10: Restrictions on Speech and Expressive Activities in Transit Terminals and Facilities examines speech-related activities on transit and in terminal facilities and how the law has been applied in a number of jurisdictions.
The report should be immensely useful to attorneys, transit administrators, policy makers, planners, legislators, and other interested in the subject matter. It is organized as follows:
Introduction: A Primer on Permissible Limitations on Expressive Conduct;
Forum-Based Analysis: Application to Transportation Facilities;
First Amendment Issues Relating to the General Physical Characteristics of Terminal or Facility;
Other Current Free Speech Issues in Transportation Facilities: Commercial Speech;
Licensing and Permitting Systems; Noncommercial Speech - Charitable Solicitation;
Media Access; Summary;
and Appendix - a quick reference guide to the practitioner for leading cases in the area of the First Amendment as it relates to transportation facilities.
This Summary Last Modified On: 3/30/2014