Legal Opinion
Charles M. Grossman, M.D. v. City of Portland, a Public Body, and Todd Davis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1994No. 92-35492PublishedCited by 269 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents us with the question of the constitutionality of an ordinance requiring all speakers, demonstrators, and entertainers to obtain a permit before making use of the public parks.
Under former section 20.08.010 of the Portland City Code, it was unlawful for any person “to conduct or participate in any organized entertainment, demonstration, or public gathering, or to make any address, in a park” without a written permit issued by the Parks Commissioner. Unaware of this ordinance, and lacking the required permit, members of the local chapter of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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