The ACLU of Kansas filed an amicus brief with the Kansas Supreme Court in July arguing that the disorderly conduct ordinance fails to meet the constitutional standard for regulating free speech in a public place, leaving it up to officers’ discretion when they choose to enforce it. “The issues raised in this case are really significant because at its heart, it goes to whether law enforcement can criminalize protected conduct under the guise of labeling it quote unquote ‘noisy,’” ACLU Legal Director Sharon Brett told The Eagle.

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