Constitutional Law
Aug. 31, 2012
Orange County gadfly must hold his tongue
A man silenced at an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting lacks standing to challenge a county rule restricting inflammatory speech at public assemblies, a federal judge in Santa Ana has ruled.
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By Ben Adlin Daily Journal Staff Writer A man silenced at Orange County Board of Supervisors meetings lacks standing to challenge a county rule restricting inflammatory speech at such public assemblies, a federal judge in Santa Ana has ruled. William D. Fitzgerald, represented by the ACLU of Southern California, claimed Rule 46 of the board's rules and procedures prohibiting "personal, impertinent, slanderous or profane ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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