Legal Opinion
Espinosa v. Rusk
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1980No. 79-1477PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether an ordinance of the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as applied to the plaintiffs, violates the first and fourteenth amendments of the Constitution of the United States. The ordinance involves licensing and regulation of solicitation carried on by charitable organizations including some religious groups. The ordinance is numbered 72-1955.
The Seventh Day Adventist Church challenges the application of the ordinance to its annual solicitation drive in Albuquerque. The drive is known as the Ingathering. The money received in the drive…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Association Of Community Organizations For Reform Now v. Municipality Of GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Lieutenant Mary Ogden v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Lanner v. WimmerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Rainbow FamilyDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1988
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