Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology Flag Service Org., Inc. v. City of Clearwater
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1985No. Nos. 84-3232, 84-3236, 84-3543 to 84-3546, 84-3574 and 84-3575PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals involve challenges brought by two separate plaintiff groups to the constitutionality of a repealed City of Clearwater, Florida ordinance and its successor ordinance, both of which regulated charitable solicitation.1 The district court declared the first ordinance unconstitutional and permanently enjoined its enforcement. The district court declared the second ordinance facially constitutional and certified the issue to this court for interlocutory appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (1982).
We vacate the district court’s first decision for…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by47 opinions
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