Legal Opinion
Thayer v. City of Worcester
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 9, 2015No. CIVIL ACTION No. 13-40057-TSHPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
Hillman, District Judge.
Background
In January of 2013, the City of Worcester (“City”) adopted two ordinances aimed at controlling aggressive panhandling. Specifically, the City of Worcester Revised Ordinances of 2008, as amended through February 5, 2013 (“R.O.”) ch. 9, § 16 (“Ordinance 9-16”) make it “... unlawful for any person to beg, panhandle or solicit in an aggressive manner.” R.O. ch. 13, § 77(a)(“Ordinance 13-77,” and together with Ordinance 9-16, the “Ordinances”) prohibits standing or walking on a traffic island or roadway except for the purpose of…
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