Ayres v. City of Chicago

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORTON DENLOW, United States Magistrate Judge.

This ease presents the challenging question of whether the City of Chicago’s Peddlers’ Ordinance violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution by barring Plaintiff from selling T-shirts which advocate the legalization of marijuana at City-sponsored festivals in Grant Park.

This ease comes before the Court on plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction. The Court conducted a three-day trial on May 21-23 involving six witnesses and numerous exhibits. Closing arguments were held on May 28. The following…