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Allyson Ho

Allyson Ho

Lead attorney for Olivier, partner at Gibson Dunn

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"It's just common sense that a citizen who is arrested under an unconstitutional law should be able to challenge that law." — After the ruling

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Supreme Court clears path for convicted speakers to challenge speech-restricting ordinances

Rule Changes

Successfully argued the case before the Supreme Court

For three decades, the Heck bar let cities enforce questionable speech ordinances with near-impunity: once convicted, someone lost the ability to challenge it in federal court. On March 20, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that this shield doesn't apply when someone simply wants to stop future enforcement — not undo a past conviction.

Updated May 30