Legal Opinion
Robert MacDonald Caren C. Thomas and Windy City Hemp Development Board v. City of Chicago, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 2001No. 98-3836, 98-3912, 99-1429PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Robert MacDonald sued the City of Chicago seeking a declaration that the city’s ordinance permitting parades violates the First Amendment, and a permanent injunction barring its enforcement. The district court concluded that although the ordinance did not provide the City with unlawful discretion to deny permits, it was unconstitutional because it lacked the procedural safeguards set forth in Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U.S. 51, 85 S.Ct. 734, 13 L.Ed.2d 649 (1965). Accordingly, the district court enjoined enforcement of the ordinance. The City of Chicago appealed.…
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