Legal Opinion
Don Norton v. City of Springfield
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 2014No. 13-3581PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The City of Springfield has an ordinance (§ 131.06 of the Municipal Code) that prohibits panhandling in its “downtown historic district” — less than 2% of the City’s area but containing its principal shopping, entertainment, and governmental areas, including the Statehouse and many state-government buildings. The ordinance defines panhandling as an oral request for an immediate donation of money. Signs requesting money are allowed; so are oral pleas to send money later. Springfield evidently views signs and requests for deferred donations as less impositional than…
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