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Parma council seeks to remove 1960s-era fortune-telling ban citing free-speech concerns
Summary
Council referred Ordinance 166-25 to repeal the city’s chapter banning fortune-telling and clairvoyance after law staff and council members raised First Amendment issues; council agreed the prohibition is outdated and could infringe on protected speech.
Parma City Council on Sept. 15 voted to refer Ordinance 166-25, which would repeal Chapter 733 (fortune-telling and clairvoyance) of the business-regulation code, back to the Public Safety Committee after law department analysis raised constitutional concerns.
Assistant Law Director (addressed in the meeting as Mr. Ptoomer) told council that blanket…
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