Legal Opinion
New Jersey Citizen Action v. Edison Township
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 5, 1986No. 85-5321PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by three political action groups against ten New Jersey municipalities, alleging that the municipalities’ ordinances regulating door-to-door canvassing and solicitation violated rights protected by the federal and New Jersey constitutions. The district court upheld the challenged provisions against the federal constitutional challenge and dismissed the pendent state claim.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Appellants are New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA), the League of Conservation Voters (Conservation…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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