United States Sixth Circuit

City sound ordinance that authorized it to take legal action to enjoin repeated violations of the ordinance's decibel limits does not impose a prior restraint on speech in violation of the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/03/2001
• Decided 10/03/2001
• Published 10/03/2001

Judges

• Before JONES and DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judges;  ECONOMUS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benson A. Wolman (briefed), Susan B. Gellman (briefed), Wolman, Genshaft & Gellman, Columbus, OH, for Polaris Amphitheater Concerts, Inc., Steven F. Pflaum (argued and briefed), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for City of Westerville, Stewart T. Flaherty, Norma Thompson Westervelt, Diane C. Fosselman, Michael Heyeck, William E. Highfield, Mary Lou Prouty and Damon E. Wetterrauer, Jr., Arthur James Marziale, Jr. (briefed), Elizabeth L. Schuster (argued and briefed), Office of the Atty. Gen. of Ohio, Columbus, OH, for G. David Lindimore and Betty Montgomery.