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Jump to full article: Salt Lake Tribune, 2000-05-20
Author: REBECCA WALSH / THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Intro: U.S. District Judge Ted Stewart decided Friday to allow ACLU attorney Stephen Clark to amend a federal lawsuit challenging restrictions on the block of Main Street between North Temple and South Temple. . .
National and Utah ACLU attorneys filed the federal lawsuit last November on behalf of the First Unitarian Church, National Organization for Women and Utahns for Fairness. They charge the easement restrictions violate the First, Fifth and 14th Amendments' free speech, separation of church and state, and equal protection provisions. The amendment adds another plaintiff, First Unitarian member Craig Axford.
The ACLU lawsuit asks Stewart to lift the rules prohibiting smoking, offensive speech and indecent dress on the plaza. The plaza is slated to open in October.
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