Legal Opinion
Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1976No. 74-1329PublishedCited by 433 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question presented in this case is whether a municipal ordinance requiring advance notice to be given to the local police department by “[a]ny person desiring to canvass, solicit or call from house to house ... for a recognized charitable cause . . . or . . . political campaign or cause ... in writing, for identification only” violates the guarantees of freedom of speech and due process of law embodied in the Fourteenth Amendment.(1)
The Borough of Oradell, N. J., has enacted two ordinances that together regulate most forms of door-to-door canvassing and solicitation. A broad ordinance,…
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3Cited by433 opinions
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