Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Las Vegas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 2006No. 05-15667, 05-15767PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether city ordinances prohibiting solicitation and the erection of tables in a five-block tract of downtown Las Vegas unconstitutionally restrict free speech. We hold that they do.
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This case returns to our court for a third time. In 1997, non-profit organizations the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, the Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Committee, the Shundahai Network, and three of their members (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint in federal district court for declaratory and injunctive relief. 1 Relying on 42 U.S.C. § 1983,…
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3Cited by253 opinions
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