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INTERN. SOC. FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS OF HOUSTON v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEX.

No. 79-3879.

689 F.2d 541 (1982)

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS OF HOUSTON, INC., a Texas nonprofit corporation, and Janardana Dasa, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, Jim McConn, Mayor, Houston, Texas, Harry Caldwell, Chief of Police, Houston, Texas, Guy R. Griscom, Acting Tax Assessor-Collector, City of Houston, Texas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

October 18, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Fisher, Asst. City Atty., Marsha R. Kaufman, Asst. City Atty., Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Nick D. Nicholas, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WISDOM, POLITZ, and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

"Public awareness of abuses in the administration of charitable fund raising practices has increased over the past twenty years."1 Also during this time, as is reflected in the case law, some Krishna followers and others soliciting funds for charitable purposes, particularly in airports, parks, and public gatherings, have pushed their overzealous solicitation to the point...

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