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Criminal

Jun. 17, 2000

Court Rules Speech Rights Not Violated

A man arrested for soliciting donations for the homeless in front of a Ralphs supermarket in Venice cannot collect damages from the grocery chain because the store is not a public space, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.

        A man arrested for soliciting donations for the homeless in front of a Ralphs supermarket in Venice cannot collect damages from the grocery chain because the store is not a public space, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.
        David Ernest Busch stood in front of Ralphs on Feb. 6, 1998, to gather signatures for a petition supporting a homeless program in Sant...

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