Experience

Obtained the reversal of a district court decision and award of injunction against an ordinance requiring distributors of Yellow Pages directories to register with and obtain a permit from the city, pay a fee for each book they distribute, participate in a city-run delivery opt-out program, and advertise the opt-out program on the front cover of each directory they distribute.  The Ninth Circuit concluded that Yellow Pages directories qualify for full protection under the First Amendment and that the ordinance was unconstitutional because it was not the most narrowly tailored means of achieving the city’s objectives. 696 F.3d 952 (9th Cir. 2012).