Jerry L. Hoffman, Jr. v. Jose Delgado, et al.
FirstAmendment DueProcess Securities Privacy
Whether a city ordinance prohibiting video recording in public areas within City-owned properties constitutes a prior restraint on free speech and violates the First Amendment
1. Whether there exists a circuit split on municipal recording bans violating the First Amendment? 2. Whether a Middle District Court can dismiss with prejudice and without independent evaluation a case based on a previously unresolved case the Plaintiff dismissed before summary judgement or trial. 3. Whether a city ordinance that prohibits video recording in public areas within enclosed City-owned, controlled, and leased properties by declaring all areas as limited public forum, is a prior restraint on free speech and free press, is presumptively unconstitutional under the First Amendment?