Plaintiff Recycle for Change uses unattended donation and collection boxes in Oakland, California to collect donations of used textiles. Oakland passed an ordinance requiring such boxes to be permitted, which in turn requires payment of a permitting fee of $535. The ordinance additionally imposed dispersal requirements between such boxes, as well as the location and
Panhandling & Solicitation
Missouri Court Finds Upholds Local Ban on Distribution in Public Right-of-Way
By Brian J. Connolly on
Posted in Panhandling & Solicitation
In late February, a federal district court upheld the City of Desloge, Missouri’s prohibition on persons entering into the public right-of-way for the purpose distributing anything to the occupant of a vehicle. Distinguishing the city’s law from those at issue in aggressive panhandling cases such as Thayer v. City of Worcester, the court held …