Does a ban on the use of sound amplifiers in public spaces without the consent of a police chief or chief of police officer apply?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Weaver v. Jordan, 411 P.2d 289, 49 Cal.Rptr. 537, 64 Cal.2d 235 (Cal. 1966):
13 Cf. Saia v. People of State of New York, supra (1948) 334 U.S. 558, 68 S.Ct. 1148, 92 L.Ed. 1574, striking down as overbroad an ordinance prohibiting the use of sound amplifiers in public places without permission from the chief of police, where no standards were prescribed for the exercise of that official's discretion.
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