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Facts: Colin Hodgkins and his three friends left a restaurant in Marions County, Indiana, after attending a school soccer game. The four minors were stopped shortly after 11:00 P.M. by local police officers and were arrested for violating Indiana’s curfew regulation. The Indiana curfew was set at 11 P.M. on weekdays nights. Colin Hodgkins mother Nancy wants her children to participate in activities protected by the First Amendment rights, no matter what time of the day or night it is. She filed suit against the Mayor of the City of Indianapolis and other local government officials. The lower court found only and incidental burden on the minors First Amendment rights.

Procedure: Hodgkins is filing an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals on
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