Saturday, August 22, 2015

Are Topless Panhandlers Covered by the First Amendment?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's suggestion of dismantling Times Square's popular pedestrian plaza renewed long-standing questions about the First Amendment rights of panhandlers. As The Wall Street Journal reports, the idea floated by the mayor and endorsed by the city's police commissioner prompted a backlash from transportation advocates, city politicians and Times Square businesses. But it also renewed long-standing legal questions about regulating panhandling in public places.

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