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Bills top $100,000 for outside legal counsel in Oklahoma City panhandling ordinance litigation
Oklahoma City has run up legal bills topping $100,000 for outside attorneys to help defend the anti-panhandling ordinance passed by the city council in 2015.
A trial is set for September in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City in a lawsuit led by the American Civil Liberties Union.
The ACLU asserts the ordinance tramples free speech rights and deprives individuals of their liberty.
As originally written, the ordinance effectively banned panhandlers from traffic medians at busy intersections, where they ask for handouts from drivers waiting to turn left.
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https://newsok.com/article/5601962/bills-top-100000-for-outside-legal-counsel-in-oklahoma-city-panhandling-ordinance-litigation