ACLU-VA Urges Winchester to Reconsider Panhandling Ordinance
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release:
The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Mayor David Smith and members of the City Council of Winchester urging them to reconsider a recent ordinance banning solicitation of motorists.
These types of broad bans on solicitation and panhandling are a violation of protected speech under the First Amendment.
Similar bans have been deemed unconstitution . . .
The ACLU of Virginia sent a letter to Mayor David Smith and members of the City Council of Winchester urging them to reconsider a recent ordinance banning solicitation of motorists.
These types of broad bans on solicitation and panhandling are a violation of protected speech under the First Amendment.
Similar bans have been deemed unconstitution . . .