The New York City Council is considering a proposal to ban protests within 50 feet of abortion clinics. The New York City Council is considering a proposal to ban protests within 50 feet of abortion clinics. They want to silence people who criticize them. In an effort to break with the racist past, Bullitt County, Kentucky, once a hotbed of Klan activity, has banned demonstrators from wearing masks or hoods.
Civil libertarians say that efforts to outlaw anonymous protests threaten personal liberty.
Andrea G. Erard announced that the flag is a form of constitutionally protected speech and may not be barred from the cemetery. A New York City artist who has been a cheerful thorn in the city government's side won a ruling from a federal judge that art vendors in city parks no longer have to purchase permits. The city plans to appeal. A political candidate has sued Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, contending that an ordinance restricting political signs limits free speech and is unconstitutional. The law mandates that political signs be no larger than six square feet and must be set back 10 feet from the street.