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Prince George supervisors adopt revised parks rules allowing legal last names on jerseys after constitutional briefing
Summary
After public comments objecting to language perceived to limit religious expression, the board received counsel on First Amendment limits and voted to rescind the prior policy and adopt revised Parks & Recreation activity rules permitting legal last names (or first initial + last name) on player jerseys.
The Prince George County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28 approved a revised Parks and Recreation activities rule that, as amended during the meeting, allows legal last names — or a first initial plus last name where necessary — to appear on the backs of recreation jerseys.
The motion to rescind the policy previously adopted earlier in October and approve the revised version passed unanimously on a roll call after staff and outside counsel outlined legal constraints. Colin Selzer, an attorney with Sands Anderson, briefed the board on First Amendment guardrails and the distinction between "government speech" and private speech. Selzer told the board uniforms and anything that reasonably appears to be a required uniform constitute government…
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