Willing v. Mazzocone

Helen Willing (defendant) had been represented by the law firm of Mazzocone and Quinn (plaintiff) in a workers' compensation case and believed the firm stole $25 of her settlement. She protested in a busy area near City Hall, wearing a sign accusing the firm of stealing from her, while pushing a shopping cart with a flag, ringing a cow bell, and blowing a whistle. She refused the firm's request to stop, and the firm sued in equity for an injunction. The trial court found the firm had not stolen from her and enjoined further defamatory demonstrations. The Superior Court slightly modified the injunction. Willing appealed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Whether the Pennsylvania Constitution prohibits a prior restraint on speech regardless of the speaker's ability to pay a money judgment.