Planet Aid v. City of St. Johns, MI

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

In this First Amendment case, defendant City of St. Johns, Michigan appeals the district court’s order preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of the City’s Ordinance # 618 which bans outdoor, unattended charitable donation bins. We hold that the ordinance is a content-based regulation of protected speech, and that Planet Aid has demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits of its constitutional claim. Accordingly, and for the reasons that follow, we affirm the district court’s preliminary injunction.

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Plaintiff Planet Aid is a nonprofit charitable…