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Mobile County Commission tables revised Government Plaza atrium-use policy after debate over targeting and safety
Summary
Commissioners debated whether a revised policy governing use of the Government Plaza atrium was content-neutral or targeted at a specific person. Concerns about public-safety impacts and potential First Amendment implications led the commission to table the policy and send it back to legal staff for revision.
The Mobile County Commission voted to table proposed revisions to the county policy on public use of Government Plaza and the atrium after an extended debate in which commissioners raised concerns the draft could be aimed at the content of a particular demonstrator’s speech.
Commissioner (speaker 2) urged adoption on public-safety grounds, saying demonstrations with buckets and materials could block…
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