Legal Opinion
Fernandes v. Limmer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1981No. 79-3581PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents yet another skirmish in the ongoing struggle between the followers of the Krishna religion and governmental entities intent on regulating the dissemination of literature and the solicitation of funds in public places.1 At issue is the constitutionality of a local ordinance governing literature distribution and fund solicitation in the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport complex.2 Ms. Fernandes, a Krishna devotee suing on behalf of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISK-CON) members,3 brought this suit to enjoin enforcement of the…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Forsyth County v. Nationalist MovementSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- George Basiardanes v. City of GalvestonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- The Miami Herald Publishing Co., Cross v. City of Hallandale, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Sullivan v. City of AugustaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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