Barker v. Commonwealth

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• “The streets are common highways, designed for the use of the public in passing and repassing, and in such temporary occupancy as are incidental to the exercise of these rights, or necessarily connected with them”
• 'The streets are common highways, designed for the use of the public in passing and repassing, and in such temporary occupancy as are incidental to the exercise of these rights, or necessarily connected with them'

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Cited by

17 cases in this archive cite this case.

• William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Dana
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1961-07-26· cited 121×
• Commonwealth v. MacDonald
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-30· cited 59×
• Long v. 130 MKT. ST. GIFT & NOVELTY, ETC.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-01-14· cited 34×
• Knowles v. United States
  Eighth Circuit· 1909-06-03· cited 33×
• Duquesne City v. Fincke
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1920-12-31· cited 30×
• Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
  Supreme Court· 2025-06-27· cited 26×
• State v. Maynard
  Court of Appeals of Oregon· 2000-05-31· cited 23×
• Commonwealth v. Mochan
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1955-01-14· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Blumenstein
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1959-07-02· cited 20×
• Commonwealth v. Challis
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1898-07-29· cited 9×
• RKO-Stanley Warner Theatres, Inc. v. Mellon National Bank & Trust Co.
  Third Circuit· 1970-12-29· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. Linn
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1893-10-30· cited 5×
• Commonwealth v. Baltzley
  Adams County Court of Common Pleas· 1957-03-09· cited 2×
• Rko-Stanley Warner Theatres, Inc. v. Mellon National Bank And Trust Company
  Third Circuit· 1971-01-27
• City of Wilkes-Barre v. Berkowitz
  Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas· 1949-06-13
• Commonwealth v. Chief, Bureau of Charities & Correction
  Philadelphia County Court of Quarter Sessions· 1943-06-01
• Oberholzer, F., et ux v. Galapo, S. Aplts.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-08-20