ACLU of New Mexico Wins Lawsuit Against Albuquerque's Unconstitutional Panhandling Ordinance
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release:
Yesterday, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert Brack ruled that an anti-panhandling ordinance passed by the Albuquerque City Council in 2017 violates First Amendment Free Speech protections. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and Goodwin Procter LLP filed a lawsuit against the ordinance in January 2018, alleging that the law--cloaked in the . . .
Yesterday, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Robert Brack ruled that an anti-panhandling ordinance passed by the Albuquerque City Council in 2017 violates First Amendment Free Speech protections. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and Goodwin Procter LLP filed a lawsuit against the ordinance in January 2018, alleging that the law--cloaked in the . . .