City of Seven Hills v. Aryan Nations

This case presents the single issue of whether the permanent injunction’s prohibition on simultaneous picketing by groups with opposing viewpoints violates the United States Constitution’s guarantee of free speech.1 Seven Hills does not appeal the ruling that the ordinance was unconstitutional, nor does Weiss challenge the injunction’s registration requirements, time restrictions, or limitation on the number of picketers. For the following reasons, we reverse the *306court of appeals and find that the trial court abused its discretion in completely banning simultaneous expression of contrary…