Parts of Aurora's special-events permit law violate 1st Amendment, federal judge rules in lawsuit over gay pride parade.
A federal judge on Thursday ruled parts of Aurora's special events permit law likely violate the First Amendment and prohibit the city from enforcing them for the Aurora Pride parade.
"The constitutional issue is that the discretion inherent in allowing volunteer city employees to choose which events to staff allows for the type of content-based discrimination at which the First Amendment is directed," Pacold wrote."The financial incentives permit individual volunteer employees, and in turn the city, to increase the charge for a disfavored speaker to hold an event of similar size and scope as one of a favored speaker.
"We're very pleased that the judge agreed with most of our legal arguments, and that the path is clear for a successful parade," Aurora Pride President Gwen Ciesla said Friday."Since the first Pride Parade in 2018, my administration has actively advocated for and publicly supported the parade and other Pride activities," Irvin said.
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