Walsh v. City of River Rouge

The City of River Ronge has a geographical area of approximately one square mile. It is one of 18 so-called “downriver” communities south of Detroit within the County of Wayne. On Monday, April 27, 1970, fighting between black and white students at River Rouge High School spread into the streets of that city. Following an afternoon during which police reinforcements were called in and looting and vandalism occurred, the Mayor of River Rouge issued a proclamation effective at 4 p.m., April 27.1

The proclamation prohibited possession of firearms, ammunition, explosives, inflammable materials or…