Frisby v. Schultz

The Town of Brookfield, Wisconsin (defendant) passed an ordinance banning picketing before or about any individual's residence after anti-abortion protesters (plaintiffs) repeatedly picketed outside a doctor's home. The protesters stopped picketing once the ordinance passed and sued for injunctive relief, arguing it violated the First Amendment; the district court granted a preliminary injunction against the ordinance, the Seventh Circuit affirmed, and the town obtained certiorari.