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Coates v. City of Cincinnati, 402 U.S. 611 (1971), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a local city ordinance that made it a criminal offense for three or more persons to assemble on a sidewalk and "annoy" any passersby was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
In 2022, Tennessee made it a felony for someone to camp on public grounds. Those charged could face six years in jail, a $3,000 fine, and the loss of their right to vote .
The ordinance was undone and Cincinnati taxpayers had to pay Buckeye $235,218 in taxpayer money for its legal fees. No doubt Cincinnati also paid a couple hundred thousand taxpayer dollars more ...
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Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. , 507 U.S. 410 (1993), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a ban by the city of Cincinnati on the distribution of commercial material via news racks violated the First Amendment .
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The ordinance includes a provision that, “as an alternative to a fine or jail sentence, the City would encourage the Court to grant diversion or probation with a condition the offender complete ...
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