United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's scheme, requiring a permit for speeches and public gatherings on the state capitol grounds, is invalid with respect to individuals where it is a substantially overbroad restriction of individual speech in violation of the First Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/16/2004
• Decided 09/29/2004
• Published 09/29/2004

Judges

• Before: ROGERS and COOK, Circuit Judges;  SCHWARZER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terry Lee Hamilton, Lighthouse Legal Ministries, Ashtabula, OH, Nathan W. Kellum (argued and briefed), Memphis, TN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Elise W. Porter (argued and briefed), Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Tomi L. Dorris (briefed), Office of Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH, for Defendants-Appellants.