Legal Opinion
Alternatives for California Women, Inc. v. County of Contra Costa
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 1983No. Civ. 49524PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RATTIGAN, J.
The subject of this litigation is an ordinance which was initially enacted by the Board of Supervisors of defendant and respondent County of Contra Costa (County) prior to 1978. In its form as enacted, the ordinance prohibited door-to-door “soliciting” in the unincorporated area of the County between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m. Plaintiff and appellant Alternatives for California Women, Inc. (ACW), is a nonprofit California corporation which is organized and operated for charitable and political purposes. It distributes information about itself, and solicits funds, in “door-to-door…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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