The decision does not bode well for other legal challenges to curfews around the country. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is just below the Supreme Court and is well respected by other judges, who usually review Circuit court decisions before issuing a ruling. Moreover, a clear majority of the judges supported the decision, which implies that there is little debate, at least among justices, that curfews are constitutional. However, D.C.'s curfew and most other curfews, achieve constitutionality only by including multiple exceptions. Due to these exceptions, the Supreme Court recently let stand a Circuit Court ruling that deemed the Charlottesville curfew constitutional .
Resourceful people restricted by curfews can use the exceptions to their advantage.
The simple ones include employment, travelling to and from work, and running errands for their parents. The more powerful, though vague exception is the right to engage in actions protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Those people who are expressing a political opinion may be exempt from the curfew. Judges are not appointed to debate the usefulness of the Constitution, that is the job of legislators who may amend the document. The constitution clearly states that all people have the right to freely assemble at any time .