Gospel Missions of America v. City of Los Angeles

ORDER

The Opinion filed on August 8, 2002, appearing at 298 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir.2002), is withdrawn and replaced with the attached opinion.

With the revised Opinion, the panel has voted to deny Appellants’ petition for rehearing. Judge Thomas has voted to deny the suggestion for rehearing en banc, and Judge Goodwin and Judge Wallace so recommend.

The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc and no judge of the court has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R.App. P. 35(b).

*552 The petition for rehearing and the suggestion for rehearing en banc are DENIED.

OPINION

Gospel Missions of America (Gospel Missions) appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Los Angeles (City) in an action stemming from the City’s attempt to enforce against Gospel Missions an amended version of its charitable solicitations law. Gospel Missions argues that the City is in contempt of an injunction against the City’s enforcement of certain provisions of the pre-amended version of that law and that the threatened enforcement of new provisions in the law would violate Gospel Missions’ First Amendment rights.

The district court had…