ENTRY FORM

CALENDAR STATUS: Active
SC Number:
S059484
CA Number:
A139375
Case Title:
Karuk Tribe of California v. Tri-County Metropolitian Transportation District of Oregon
Date:
03/08/2012
Time:
10:30 AM
Location:
University of Oregon College of Law
Attorneys:
Keith M. Garza and Jana Toran on behalf of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Thomas M. Christ on behalf of Karuk Tribe of California and Friends of the River Foundation
Comments:
Statement of Issues:
Karuk Tribe of California v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (S059484) (A139375) (appeal from Multnomah County Circuit Court; opinion reported at 241 Or App 537, 251 P3d 773 (2011)).

Respondent, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (Tri-Met), has been granted review of a Court of Appeals decision affirming a trial court's ruling that Tri-Met's refusal to publish a display proposed by petitioners, Karuk Tribe of California and Friends of the River Foundation, violated Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution, and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

On review, the issues are:

(1) Under Article I, section 8, of the Oregon Constitution, may the government, acting in its capacity as the owner of property rather than as the regulator of conduct, create forums for expression that are limited based upon the content of the expression permitted?

(2) If government acting as proprietor may constitutionally create a forum for expression that is limited as to content by considerations of reasonableness and viewpoint neutrality with respect to the categories of expression permitted, does Tri-Met's advertising policy comport with those requirements?

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