U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 20, 2011
Ruling calls into question laws restricting day laborers' solicitation
A Redondo Beach ordinance banning day laborers from standing on the street to solicit work is unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Redondo Beach ordinance banning day laborers from standing on the street to solicit work is unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday.
The 9-2 en banc ruling reverses a 2010 opinion by a three-judge panel and will undo many similar day laborer laws throughout the West.
Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educ...
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