Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley

Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley occupies an important place as an example of the application of the public forum doctrine and the time, place, and manner rule. The decision in this case was in keeping with those of Edwards v. South Carolina (1966) and Niemotko v. Maryland (1951) in that it denied states the right to ban protests occurring near specific buildings or locations. In subsequent rulings the primacy of the time, place, and manner rule and, in particular, the public forum doctrine have diminished to some extent, and the Court has often upheld ordinances and statutes regulating speech as long as such regulations apply equally with regard to the content of said speech.