National Paint & Coatings Association v. City of Chicago

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1995-01-24

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. Graffiti cover more than five million square feet of walls, signs, windows, and other public surfaces in Chicago. Full-time crews patrol the streets removing paint, but they are losing ground. Vandalism and trespass are crimes, but prosecution has not sufficed. In May 1992 Chicago decided to do something more: to lump spray paint and jumbo markers, the principal tools of the graffiti “artist,” wit…

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