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Dozens of residents urge Charleston council to repeal First Amendment demonstration ordinance
Summary
More than two dozen speakers used the citizens' participation period to call on Charleston City Council to repeal a 2021 ordinance requiring permits for demonstrations, saying it impedes free speech; council took no ordinance action at the meeting.
Dozens of people at the May 13 Charleston City Council meeting urged elected officials to repeal the city's First Amendment demonstration ordinance, passed in 2021, arguing the permit requirements unconstitutionally restrict protest and assembly.
The council's public comment period—limited to 30 minutes and capped at one minute per speaker—featured multiple residents and organizers who said the ordinance has been applied to limit criticism of law enforcement and to block demonstrations. Tracy Taff, who…
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