Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Rapp

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 27, 2012No. Docket 143343 and 143344Published

1DissentZahra, J.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s conclusion that the language in Michigan State University (MSU) Ordinance, § 15.05 that makes it an offense to “disrupt the normal activity” of a protected person is unconstitutional under City of Houston, Texas v Hill.1 Significantly, the issue of whether the ordinance was unconstitutionally applied *87to defendant for engaging in protected expression is not before this Court. Addressing defendant’s facial challenge, the majority concludes that the overbreadth of the ordinance is so substantial that it must be struck down. The decision to strike down…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for VincentSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  5. City of Houston v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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