The city of Trenton, New Jersey, passed an ordinance making it unlawful to use any form of sound amplification on the city streets. A city prosecutor, Charles Kovac, mounted an amplifier on a truck through which he played music and spoke on the microphone while driving on city streets. Kovac was tried and convicted in the Trenton Police Court and fined fifty dollars. Kovac appealed, arguing that the ordinance violated his rights of free speech and free assembly, The city claimed that the ordinance served a legitimate governmental function in keeping the city streets safe and orderly and did not prohibit free speech or assembly. How would a court likely rule in regards to the ordinance?
a. The court probably found that the ordinance was unconstitutional as an unreasonable restriction on fundamental rights.
b. The court probably found that the ordinance was unconstitutional under the equal protection clause.
c The court probably found that the ordinance was constitutional under the establishment cause.
d. The court probably found that the ordinance was constitutional as a reasonable restriction on fundamental rights.