A police officer in Hollywood, Florida, has told participants in the pro-life 40 Days for Life prayer campaign that abortionists at a local clinic can control use of the public sidewalk adjacent to their building.
The stunning claim prompted the Thomas More Society to dispatch a letter to city officials asking them to confirm that the banishment was a mistake.
“Officer Del Castillo’s order is a clearly unconstitutional restriction of our clients’ freedom of speech in a traditional public forum – a public sidewalk,” the legal team said in a letter Tuesday to city officials.
“First Amendment rights are at their maximum in public fora. The Supreme Court has noted that ‘use of the streets and public places has, from ancient times, been a part of the privileges, immunities, rights, and liberties of citizens,'” the letter said....