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PEARSON v. EDGAR

No. 97-2667.

153 F.3d 397 (1998)

Alvin PEARSON, Brenda Curtis, and Century 21 Pearson, Inc. Realtors, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. James R. EDGAR and James E. Ryan, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip C. Stahl (argued), Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Rita M. Novak, Laura Wunder (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Laurene K. Janik, National Association of Realtors, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before COFFEY, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

In this opinion again we address the constitutionality of an Illinois statute regulating certain real estate sales practices regarding solicitation. The district court held that the statute violates the First Amendment and the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. We agree that the statute violates the First Amendment, but we disagree with the district court's other conclusions.

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