GLOBE NEWSPAPER v. BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COM'N

Civ. A. No. 91-12297-REK.

847 F.Supp. 178 (1994)

GLOBE NEWSPAPER COMPANY, News Boston Group, Inc., New York Times Company, Dow Jones & Co., Inc., Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. and Tab Communications, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 28, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Heigham, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, for plaintiffs.

John Devereaux, City of Boston Law Dept., Boston, MA, for defendant.


OPINION

KEETON, District Judge.

I.

This is an action for declaratory relief, damages, and preliminary and permanent injunction. Plaintiffs allege that a "guideline" adopted by the defendant, Beacon Hill Architectural Commission ("Commission"), is incompatible with plaintiffs' constitutional right to distribute news and information.

The complaint sought relief against a guideline ("Publication...

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