CITY OF BELLEVUE v. LORANG

No. 38975-1-I.

963 P.2d 198 (1998)

CITY OF BELLEVUE, Respondent, v. Jon M. LORANG, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Mittlestat, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Jerome Y. Roache, Bellevue City Atty. Ofc., Bellevue, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

Jon Marc Lorang was convicted of telephone harassment under Bellevue City Code ("BCC") 10A.84.090.1 We granted his petition for discretionary review to consider whether the ordinance violates the free speech provisions of the federal or state constitutions by seeking to prohibit the use of "profane" language. Mr. Lorang contends that the term "profane" has anti-religious connotations and that the ordinance's ban is therefore...

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