Thomas & Windy City Hemp Development Board v. Chicago Park District

The Chicago Park District (defendant) required a permit for any public assembly, parade, picnic, or other event involving more than fifty people, or activities creating amplified sound, processing applications in the order received, deciding within 14 days (extendable another 14), permitting denial only on thirteen enumerated grounds with written reasons, and allowing a seven-day written appeal. Thomas & Windy City Hemp Development Board (TWCHDB) (plaintiff) applied repeatedly for permits to hold marijuana-legalization rallies, receiving some approvals and some denials, and sued under section 1983 claiming the ordinance was facially unconstitutional; the district court granted the Park District summary judgment, the court of appeals affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.