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GRESHAM v. PETERSON

No. 99-3770.

225 F.3d 899 (2000)

Jimmy GRESHAM, on his own behalf and on behalf of a class of those similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bart PETERSON, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk (Argued), Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anthony Scott Chinn (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Thomas E Satrom, Office of Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Jimmy Gresham challenges an Indianapolis ordinance that limits street begging in public places and prohibits entirely activities defined as "aggressive panhandling." Gresham believes that the ordinance infringes his First Amendment right to free speech and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. The city considers the ordinance a reasonable response to the public safety threat posed by panhandlers. The district court found that a state...

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