Legal Opinion
Gaudiya Vaishnava Society, a California Religious Non-Profit Corporation v. City and County of San Francisco
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1991No. 88-1904PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
This action challenges the constitutionality of an ordinance which regulates the sale of merchandise on public sidewalks by nonprofit groups. The district court concluded that the ordinance violated the nonprofits’ First Amendment rights and enjoined its enforcement insofar as it prohibits the sale by nonprofit organizations of merchandise constituting or making a statement carrying a political, religious, philosophical or ideological message. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The appellees are five nonprofit organizations engaged in a variety of charitable,…
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