Bradley v. Sparks

In Bradley v. Sparks (C.D.Cal. Sept. 2, 1977) Civ. 77-3019 (unpub. opn.), the federal district court granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Laguna Beach, California Municipal Code, chapter 5.20, which prohibited religious solicitations in public places without a permit. The six plaintiffs, members of Krishna Consciousness, never applied for a permit and were advised that to engage in solicitation would subject them to arrest and prosecution. Plaintiffs desisted and were never arrested. The court held that plaintiffs had standing whether or not their conduct could be proscribed by a properly drawn ordinance and whether or not they ever applied for a permit.