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Sheridan‑Kalorama residents seek permanent limits on unattended megaphones; activists warn of First Amendment risks
Summary
Residents near ambassadorial residences told a D.C. Council committee April 23 that unattended amplified megaphones used in early‑morning and late‑night demonstrations have degraded quality of life, and they asked the council to make emergency restrictions permanent for residentially zoned areas.
Residents of Sheridan‑Kalorama and nearby neighborhoods described prolonged disturbances from unattended amplified sound devices and pressed the council April 23 to adopt permanent limits on the devices in residentially zoned areas.
Marie Drissell, secretary of the Sheridan‑Kalorama Neighborhood Council, described repeated early‑morning demonstrations that used remotely controlled megaphones affixed to trees and lampposts and said video evidence shows demonstrators leaving devices unattended while they drove away. “Unattended amplified equipment should be prohibited at all times,” she said, urging a narrow statutory change…
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