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Legal Citation: 482 U.S. 569 (1987)

Petitioners
Board of Airport Commissioners of The City of Los Angeles, et al.

Respondents
Jews for Jesus, Inc., et al.

Petitioners' Claim
That a resolution adopted by airport commissioners, banning all First Amendment activities within the central terminal area at Los Angeles International Airport, does not violate the First Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioners
James R. Kapel

Chief Lawyer for Respondents
Jay Alan Sekulow

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
15 June 1987

Decision
The resolution violates the...