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Sandy Springs council repeals contested protest buffer ordinance after ACLU, ADL urged repeal
Summary
City Attorney Dan Lee recommended repeal of a recently adopted buffer‑zone ordinance; the ACLU and ADL urged repeal, saying the measure was overbroad and unconstitutional. Council voted to repeal the ordinance after public comment and internal review.
City Attorney Dan Lee recommended that the Sandy Springs City Council repeal a recently adopted ordinance that created a buffer restriction affecting protests and demonstrations, saying a legal challenge would not be worth defending.
“The purpose of this ordinance . . . was to give some direction to law enforcement as to what an adequate barrier would be,” Dan Lee said, but he told the council he had since concluded a challenge would be “not worth the gain.”
Nut graf: The repeal followed public comment from civil‑liberties groups and a short public‑record debate. At least two national civil‑rights organizations told the…
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