Legal Opinion
Showing Animals Respect & Kindness v. City of West Hollywood
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 9, 2008No. B201721PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTHSCHILD, J.
The City of West Hollywood bans all “mobile billboard advertising” of any content, at any time, on any street. Plaintiffs, anonprofit organization and its president, contend that the ban is an unconstitutional interference with their freedom of speech under the United States and California Constitutions. The trial court held that the ban is constitutional. We agree.
*818FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
The facts are not in dispute.
Plaintiff, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), is a nonprofit organization that campaigns against cruelty to animals. To promote its message,…
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