Legal Opinion

The National Foundation v. City of Fort Worth

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1969No. 25739PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, National Foundation, brings this appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court in favor of the appellee, City of Fort Worth, upholding the constitutional validity of Chapter 32 of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which regulates the solicitations of charitable contributions on the streets and in public places in Fort Worth.

The National Foundation is a New York chartered, non-profit, charitable corporation, and has a permit to do business in Texas. Forth Worth is a home rule city. Foundation was formerly known as the National…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  5. Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Fernandes v. LimmerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Joseph H. Munson Co. v. Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  5. Marshall Durbin & Co. v. Jasper Utilities Bd.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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