Southern Oregon Barter Fair v. Jackson County, Oregon

372 F.3d 1128 SOUTHERN OREGON BARTER FAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON; Jackson County Board of Commissioners; Jackson County Sheriff's Department; Ric Holt; Jack Walker; Sue Kupillas; Robert Kennedy, Defendants, and State of Oregon, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee. No. 02-35560. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 5, 2003. Filed June 24, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Brian Michaels, Eugene, OR, for the plaintiff-appellant. Christina Hutchins, Assistant Attorney General, Kelly Knivila, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR, for the defendant-intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon; John P. Cooney, Magistrate Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-96-03067-CO. Before: ALARCÓN, RAWLINSON, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges. OPINION BYBEE, Circuit Judge: 1 The Southern Oregon Barter Fair is a nonprofit corporation that held an annual fair in Oregon between 1978 and 1996. The Fair describes its event as a religious gathering, a "harvest celebration and gathering of ... `new age,' `back-to-the-land' hippies and friends," and a "counterculture crafts fair" where artisans and vendors set…