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manded the cases. In so doing, the appeals court held the
Cleveland ordinance violated the protestors' First Amendment rights. In the opinion of the appeals court, the ordinance was content-neutral, but Cleveland's interests were
insufficient to justify its limit on speech and the ordinance
was not narrowly tailored. The appeals court concluded
the ordinance was unconstitutional and void across the
board, not just as it was being applied to a particular situation. The state supreme court accepted Cleveland's appeal
to address the following question of law:
It is constitutionally permissible for a municipality to enforce a content-neutral time, place and manner restriction
such as Cleveland Codified Ordinance 559.541, where the
ordinance is narrowly-tailored to advance a significant government interest that leaves open alternative channels of
communication.
The Ordinance
As cited by the state supreme court, Cleveland Codified
Ordinance 559.541 entitled " Prohibited Hours in Public
Square, " which became effective August 16, 2007, provided as follows:
No unauthorized person shall remain on or in any portion of the area known as the Public Square area between
the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Persons may be authorized
to remain in Public Square by obtaining a permit from the
Director of Parks, Recreation and Properties. Such permits
shall be issued when the Director finds:
a. That the proposed activity and use will not unreasonably interfere with or detract from the promotion of
public health, welfare and safety;
b. That the proposed activity or use is not reasonably
anticipated to incite violence, crime or disorderly conduct;
c. That the proposed activity will not entail unusual,
extraordinary or burdensome expense or police operation by the City;
d. That the facilities desired have not been reserved for
other use at the day and hour required in the application.
Within the context of the ordinance, in pertinent part,
the " Public Square area " included the " quadrants and all
structures (including but not limited to walls, fountains
and flower planters) located within the quadrants known
as Public Square. " The Public Square, however, excluded
" all dedicated streets, public sidewalks adjacent to dedicated streets and RTA bus shelters within this area, " as well
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