Court Upholds First Amendment Rights in Oklahoma Right-of-Way Case

From LP News | Vol. 50, Issue 3 | Quarter 3, 2020

By Cherise Norton • OKLP Secretary

Tina Kelly campaigns in an Oklahoma City median on June 26th, 2018 in violation of city ordinance. That ordinance was struck down by the 10th Circuit on Aug. 31, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Cherise Norton)

On Aug. 31, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in McCraw et al v. City of Oklahoma City, upholding free speech by overturning a city ordinance banning people from standing in public roadway medians. Plaintiffs included the Oklahoma Libertarian Party, specifically representing th