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SCHAUMBURG v. CITIZENS FOR BETTER ENVIRON.

No. 78-1335.

444 U.S. 620 (1980)

100 S.Ct. 826

63 L.Ed.2d 73

VILLAGE OF SCHAUMBURG v. CITIZENS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack M. Siegel argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Milton I. Shadur argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Geraldine Soat Brown and David Goldberger.

Adam Yarmolinsky argued the cause and filed a brief for the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations et al. as amici curiae urging affirmance.*

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is the validity under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of a municipal ordinance prohibiting the solicitation of contributions by charitable organizations that do not use at least 75 percent of their receipts for "charitable purposes," those purposes being defined to exclude solicitation expenses, salaries, overhead, and other administrative expenses...

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