Committee weighs board code‑of‑conduct changes after ACLU First Amendment letter

Oct 18, 2007

Supervisors debated revisions to a proposed board code of conduct that the ACLU warned may violate the First Amendment; the committee heard legal advice from the deputy city attorney and agreed to forward the item to the full Board without recommendation.

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A committee meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors considered proposed revisions to the board’s code of conduct on whether and how the board may admonish or sanction its members, after the ACLU sent a letter saying the policy could run afoul of the First Amendment.

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