Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

City of Watseka v. Illinois Public Action Council

479 U.S. 1048

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1987-01-20
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • affirming Seventh Circuit decision invalidating a city ordinance that limited solicitation to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • interpreting Renton to have applied the full-form time, place, and manner test even though not explicitly stated in the Renton opinion
  • ordinance prohibiting solicitation for purchases of goods, services and printed material after 5 p.m. held not narrow enough because no reason presented why it could not permit solicitation until 9 p.m.
  • White, Jr., joined by Rehnquist, C.J., and O’Connor, J., dissenting

Citator

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
63 opinions

Affirmed on appeal from C. A. 7th Cir.