Sandy Springs repeals buffer zone ordinance over First Amendment concerns

Sandy Springs revokes law that critics say silenced free speech - SaportaReport

Sandy Springs is repealing a controversial ordinance aimed at curbing the expression of hate speech, after determining the law is constitutionally flawed. Cory Isaacson, the Georgia legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said, the ordinance would have “shutdown speech and expression across the whole city” During a city council meeting, Tuesday, Isaacson praised Sandy Springs for revoking the ordinance.The law was one of three ordi…

Sandy Springs repeals buffer zone ordinance over First Amendment concerns

Sandy Springs Attorney Dan Lee brought a request to repeal the buffer zone ordinance before the city council on Tuesday. (Provided by Sandy Springs)The Sandy Springs City Council repealed an amendment that set buffer zones for free speech after representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called it unconstitutional.The city’s attorney Dan Lee asked the city council to repeal the Buffer Zone: Campuses and Places of Worship ordin…