Free-speech advocates blast LA council after ban on these controversial words
Metro Free-speech advocates blast LA council after ban on these controversial words By Daniel Farr Published July 23, 2026, 8:57 p.m. Add The California Post on Google The Los Angeles City Council is barreling toward a First Amendment showdown after trying to police what Americans can — and can’t — say during public meetings. The city is facing the threat of a lawsuit from two of the nation’s leading free speech groups over a controversial rule that bars members of the public from using two offensive slurs while addressing the City Council.
- ▪Metro Free-speech advocates blast LA council after ban on these controversial words By Daniel Farr Published July 23, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
- ▪Add The California Post on Google The Los Angeles City Council is barreling toward a First Amendment showdown after trying to police what Americans can — and can’t — say during public meetings.
- ▪The city is facing the threat of a lawsuit from two of the nation’s leading free speech groups over a controversial rule that bars members of the public from using two offensive slurs while addressing the City Council.
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