Matthew Joseph Connolly v. City of Southfield, Michigan
AdministrativeLaw FirstAmendment DueProcess
Whether the Due Process Clause protects defendants from being prosecuted under an ordinance that criminalizes expression in public forums, and whether the First Amendment allows probation restrictions on peaceful free speech near medical facilities
1. Whether the Due Process Clause protects defendants from being prosecuted under an ordinance that prohibits expression and conduct in public forums, such as “public buildings,” “street[s],” “or park[s]” and criminalizes “any act causing annoyance, disquiet, agitation, or derangement” in said various public places. 2. Whether the First Amendment allows a court to prohibit, as a term of a defendant’s probation, peaceful and otherwise lawful free speech within 500 feet of all medical facilities that provide abortion throughout the entirety of the nation, including free speech that would take place on the public sidewalk. ii STATEMENT OF