{"id":1001,"date":"2011-04-09T09:48:55","date_gmt":"2011-04-09T16:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dilworth2lead.com\/blogpol\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2026-06-11T09:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:09:58","slug":"constitutional-right-to-loiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daviddilworth.com\/pol\/constitutional-right-to-loiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Constitutional Right to Loiter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever seen a sign saying “Loitering Forbidden by Law?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"No-Loitering<\/a>

No-Loitering Sign – Violates Our Rights<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Intimidating right?<\/p>\n

Well that’s the intent. Property owners and police prefer that you don’t hang around.<\/p>\n

You might be surprised to learn You have a Constitutional Right to Loiter – that those property owners hope you don’t understand.<\/strong>
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\nHere’s the ACLU’s article about the US Supreme Court Striking Down Chicago’s Loitering Law.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This case was opposed by 31 states. Thirty one states strongly oppose Your Right to Loiter.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

But they Lost !<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

That does not mean they learned the error of their ways, apologized, and erased their Loitering laws – of which there are thousands.<\/p>\n

No. Police and private property owners will still try to intimidate you<\/strong> into leaving on their whim<\/span> – which in California leaves police and private property owners liable for money damages when you sue them for violating your right to Loiter.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

References:
\nhttp:\/\/www.firstamendmentcenter.org\/assembly\/topic.aspx?topic=freedom_association<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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