Legal Opinion
Wollam v. City of Palm Springs
California Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1963No. L. A. 26854PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTobriner, J.
While an ordinance may properly regulate the use of sound trucks if narrowly drawn to avoid specific evils, such as raucous noise or traffic congestion, an ordinance which indiscriminately sweeps within its ambit an inhibition of the communication of a message invades the right of free speech. Because, as we shall show, the instant ordinance falls within the latter category, it cannot stand.
On August 27, 1958, the City Council of Palm Springs enacted Ordinance No. 395, adding chapter 44 to the city’s ordinance code. The ordinance governs the use of sound trucks; it consists of five articles,…
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