MacDONALD v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 98-3836, 98-3912, 99-1429.

243 F.3d 1021 (2001)

Robert MacDONALD, Caren C. Thomas and Windy City Hemp Development Board, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne B. Giampietro, Witwer, Poltrock & Giampietro, Chicago, IL, Richard L. Wilson (argued), Orlando, FL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Benna R. Solomon, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.

Before COFFEY, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Robert MacDonald sued the City of Chicago seeking a declaration that the city's ordinance permitting parades violates the First Amendment, and a permanent injunction barring its enforcement. The district court concluded that although the ordinance did not provide the City with unlawful discretion to deny permits, it was unconstitutional because it lacked the procedural safeguards set forth in Freedman v. Maryland, 380 U...

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