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LOS ANGELES ALLIANCE FOR SURVIVAL v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

California Supreme Court No. S073451

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ORAL ARGUMENT DATE: December 8, 1999

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INTRODUCTION

Interest of amicus curiae
Summary of facts and case
Summary of argument

ARGUMENT - Part I

I. Under the First Amendment, an ordinance does not violate the "content neutrality" requirement merely because it targets solicitation

A. Time, place, manner, and expressive conduct
B. Content neutral

Part I continued & Part II

C. Solicitation
1. Early cases
2. Heffron

II. Valid regulations need not be the "least restrictive means"

Part III

III. The California Constitution does not differ from the federal in this area

A. Wording and history
B. Supreme Court cases
C. Court of Appeal cases

Conclusion

Appendix A-- Excerpts of Plaintiffs' Brief in Xiloj-Itzep v. City of Agoura Hills (Not reproduced on the web.)