Downers Grove, Illinois: Park District restricts First Amendment activity to “free speech zones” in public parks
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Downers Grove Park District maintains an ordinance that limits the exercise of First Amendment activities — including individuals or groups “engaging in charitable, religious, or political speech or expressive conduct” — in its public parks to designated “free speech zones.” On March 6, ֱ wrote park district officials explaining that the restrictions infringe upon residents’ First Amendment right to engage in expressive activity in traditional public fora. ֱ urged the district to revise its ordinance.
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