Legal Opinion
Phelps-Roper v. Strickland
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2008No. 07-3600PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a facial challenge to a provision of Ohio Rev.Code § 3767.30 (“Funeral Protest Provision”), which prohibits “picketing” or “other protest activities,” within 300 feet of the funeral or burial service, from one hour before until one hour after the funeral or burial service. We hold that the Funeral Protest Provision is a reasonable, content-neutral regulation of the time, place, and manner of speech.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Ohio Rev.Code § 3767.30
Since 1957, Ohio has regulated the picketing of both funerals and funeral processions. The statute,…
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3Cited by45 opinions
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