Legal Opinion
Acorn and Liz Wolff v. City of Phoenix and the Chief of Police of the City of Phoenix, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1986No. C.A. 85-1810PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
ACORN, a political action organization, and its local leader, Liz Wolff, appeal the district court’s holding that the City of Phoenix acted constitutionally in preventing organization members from accosting the drivers and passengers of automobiles temporarily stopped at red traffic lights at city street intersections to solicit contributions to its cause. ACORN contends a Phoenix ordinance prohibiting solicitation on city streets from the occupants of vehicles infringes its members’ rights of free speech under the First Amendment.
The district court held that Phoenix…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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