ACORN v. CITY OF PHOENIX

C.A. No. 85-1810.

798 F.2d 1260 (1986)

ACORN and Liz Wolff, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF PHOENIX and the Chief of Police of the City of Phoenix, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Bachmann, Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Michael House, Richard J. Graci, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants-appellees.

Before JAMES R. BROWNING, Chief Judge, and TANG and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

ACORN, a political action organization, and its local leader, Liz Wolff, appeal the district court's holding that the City of Phoenix acted constitutionally in preventing organization members from accosting the drivers and passengers of automobiles temporarily stopped at red traffic lights at city street intersections to solicit contributions to its cause. ACORN contends a Phoenix ordinance prohibiting solicitation

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