Anonymous v. City of Rochester

OPINION OF THE COURT

Green, J.

In 2006 the Rochester City Council (City Council) adopted an ordinance codified as chapter 45 of the Code of the City of Rochester (Code) establishing a nighttime curfew for juveniles (Ordinance No. 2006-246 [hereafter, ordinance]). The ordinance took effect on September 5, 2006.1 With certain exceptions (see Code § 45-4), the ordinance makes it unlawful for minors, defined as persons under the age of 17 pursuant to section 45-2, to be in a public place between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and between midnight and 5:00 a.m. on…