Wisconsin v. Constantineau

A Wisconsin statute let police chiefs post public notices barring alcohol sales to a person whose drinking endangered themselves or the public. Hartford's police chief posted such a notice publicly naming Constantineau (plaintiff) for a year, without giving her any notice or hearing beforehand. She sued, arguing the statute violated her Fourteenth Amendment due-process rights by allowing this without any process; the district court agreed.

Whether constitutional due process requires that the government give a person notice and an opportunity to be heard before taking an action that deprives the person of her good name, reputation, honor, or integrity.