Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology Flag Service Org., Inc. v. City of Clearwater
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1993No. 91-3988PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a challenge to an ordinance regulating the solicitation of funds by charitable organizations in the City of Clear-water, Florida (“Clearwater”). Plaintiff Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc. (“Scientology”) claims that the ordinance deprives it of rights and liberties guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Scientology appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendants (collectively “the City”)1 and denying summary…
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