Two yoga instructors in San Diego are suing the city again after receiving citations for livestreaming yoga classes from their homes. Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack previously filed a lawsuit challenging the city's ordinance that prohibits yoga classes of four or more people in public spaces. The new lawsuit alleges that Hubbard has received seven citations for livestreaming classes because others were viewing the lessons at a city park.
A new suit has been filed by two yoga instructors who previously sued the city after being cited for holding yoga classes in public parks and beachesTwo yoga instructors who previously sued the city of San Diego over the city's crackdown on yoga classes in public parks and beaches filed a new lawsuit this week alleging city park rangers have issued additional citations for livestreaming yoga classes online.
Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack sued the city last year, contending that the city's enforcement on such gatherings violated their First Amendment rights. The crackdown stemmed from an amended ordinance concerning street vendors that also prohibited other types of commercial activity without a permit, including yoga classes attended by four or more people.
In a ruling issued earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo found the instructors had not shown that the ordinance"limits their ability to discuss yoga's philosophical or spiritual merits in a public park." However, the judge wrote that one citation Hubbard received referenced him lecturing about yoga, which would indicate a First Amendment violation, as opposed to citations regarding hosting yoga classes, which concern a person's conduct rather than their speech.
FREESPEECH LAWSUIT YOGA LIVESTREAMING SAN DIEGO
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