Author: Collin L. Ryan, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Springfield, Illinois enacted an ordinance that prohibits panhandling within the city’s downtown historical district—an area that comprises “less than 2% of the City’s area but contain[s] its principal shopping, entertainment, and governmental areas, including the Statehouse and many state-government buildings.”[1] “The ordinance defines panhandling,... Continue Reading →
City of Indianapolis v. Annex Books: Has Renton’s “Reasonable Belief” Standard Become Unreasonable?
Author: Rebecca Dussich, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review Among the petitions reviewed during the Supreme Court’s September conference was a request[1] to reverse a Seventh Circuit decision, City of Indianapolis v. Annex Books, in which the court invalidated an Indianapolis ordinance that restricted the permissible hours of operation for “adult entertainment businesses.”[2] The... Continue Reading →
Free Speech in the Age of Terrorism & Mehanna v. United States: SCOTUS Passes Up an Opportunity to Clean Up an Old Mess
Author: Rebecca Dussich, Associate Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review In the order following the Supreme Court’s September conference, the Court declined to hear a case that would have clarified §§ 2339A and B of Title 18 of the U.S. Code and prevented unlawful encroachment on free speech rights. Tarek Mehanna, convicted of providing “material... Continue Reading →