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Late last year I was doing some volunteer fundraising on a city sidewalk for, and organized by, a local church in my community that helps the homeless and distressed. Without warning I was approached by two police officers (treating me like a common criminal) who gave me a ticket for...

What are the rights of petitioners; more specifically, is it lawful for the police or a store owner to restrict the free engagement of people who are willfully conversing with one another on property open to the public if said conversation takes place in a parking lot on a sidewalk, there is no...

Late last year I was doing some volunteer fundraising on a city sidewalk for, and organized by, a local church in my community that helps the homeless and distressed. Without warning I was approached by two police officers (treating me like a common criminal) who gave me a ticket for...

What are the rights of petitioners; more specifically, is it lawful for the police or a store owner to restrict the free engagement of people who are willfully conversing with one another on property open to the public if said conversation takes place in a parking lot or on a sidewalk, there is...

I have seen two similiar cases where defendants have been awarded aprox. 750 thousand dollars by police agencies--one was awarded 720 and another 780 (thousand).

What are the rights of petitioners; more specifically, is it lawful for the police or a store owner to restrict the free engagement of people who are willfully conversing with one another for a short period of time on property open to the public if said conversation takes place in a parking lot...

Late last year I was doing some volunteer fundraising on a city sidewalk for, and organized by, a local church in my community that helps the homeless and distressed. Without warning I was approached by two police officers (treating me like a common criminal) who gave me a ticket for...