Ninth Circuit strikes down anti-day laborer ordinance

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Friday struck down [opinion, PDF] a City of Redondo Beach [official website] anti-day laborer ordinance [3-7.1601 text] as an unconstitutional restriction on speech. The ordinance prohibited individuals from standing on a street or highway to solicit "employment, business, or contributions" from passing motorists. The city argued that the purpose of the ordinance was to improve traffic safety and flow at busy intersections. Plaintiffs, which included the National…