Door-to-Door Sales Curfew Violates Free Speech, 10th Cir. Says

Castle Rock, Colo.'s ordinance prohibiting door-to-door sales after 7 p.m. violates the free speech rights of commercial businesses, because it specifically targets them and doesn’t advance any legitimate government purpose, the Tenth Circuit ruled.

The town hasn’t shown that the curfew, which only applies to for-profit commercial solicitors, directly and materially advances its interests in public safety and privacy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held, upholding a Colorado district court’s injunction barring enforcement.

The town council enacted the ordinance including the curfew in 2008, following a handful of complaints from residents who said they felt “harassed” ...