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CITY OF BELLEVUE v. LORANG

No. 67488-4.

992 P.2d 496 (2000)

140 Wash.2d 19

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

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 3, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derek William Loeser, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberities Union.

Michael Lawrence Mittlestat, Richard Robert Tassano, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Jerome Roache, Bellevue City Attorney, Bellevue, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, J.

The question presented is whether the City of Bellevue's telephone harassment ordinance (Ordinance) is unconstitutional insofar as it forbids speech that is "profane" or "[w]ithout purpose of legitimate communication." Bellevue City Code (BCC) 10A.84.090(A)(1), (4). The Court of Appeals held the Ordinance was constitutional and affirmed Lorang's conviction. We reverse.

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