On May 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cleveland v. McCardle, 2014-Ohio-2140. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court upheld the constitutionality of a Cleveland city ordinance which established a curfew on the Cleveland Public Square. Justice Pfeifer dissented. The case was argued
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Merit Decision: Court Upholds Constitutionality of City Curfew on Cleveland’s Public Square. Cleveland v. McCardle
By Marianna Bettman on
On May 28, 2014, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Cleveland v. McCardle, 2014-Ohio-2140. In a 6-1 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court upheld the constitutionality of a Cleveland city ordinance which established a curfew on the Cleveland Public Square. Justice Pfeifer dissented. The case was argued…