California County's Restriction on Being a Spectator at a Car "Sideshow" Violates First Amendment as Applied to Reporter

California County's Restriction on Being a Spectator at a Car "Sideshow" Violates First Amendment as Applied to Reporter

From today's Ninth Circuit decision in Garcia v. County of Alameda, by Judge Holly Thomas, joined by Judges John Owens and Mark Bennett; Alameda County contains Berkeley and Oakland: Driven by concerns over unmanageable crowds, property damage, noise pollution, garbage, firearms use, and reckless driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, … the County of Alameda … adopted an ordinance prohibiting any person from knowingly spectating a sid…