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ACLU Opposes Narrow Protection for Thin Blue Line Flags in HOA Settings; Urges Broader Speech Safeguards
Summary
At a third hearing on House Bill 75, the ACLU of Ohio testified in opposition, saying the bill’s narrow protection for thin blue line flags risks First Amendment problems because it favors one message over others in private-property regulation contexts.
The ACLU of Ohio told the House Government Oversight Committee it opposes House Bill 75, legislation that would restrict homeowners associations, condominium associations, mobile home park operators and private landlords from policing displays of thin blue line flags and emblems when those properties otherwise regulate displays.
Gary Daniels of the ACLU of Ohio said the organization “appreciates legal and statutory protections of…
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