Legal Opinion
Horina v. City of Granite City, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2008No. 07-1239, 07-2623PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Donald Horina filed a civil-rights action against the City of Granite City, see 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that certain provisions of Ordinance No. 7861 — the City’s regulation on the manner in which individuals can distribute handbills in public— violated his First Amendment right to distribute religious literature. The district court, however, determined that the entire Ordinance is unconstitutional because the City produced no evidence showing that any restrictions on handbilling were needed to further a substantial government interest. The court further awarded…
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