McAllen noise ordinance prompts First Amendment lawsuit

2014-09-02T14:29:52-05:00

By Karen Antonacci The Monitor Originally published Sept. 1, 2014 McALLEN — Hector Guzman Lopez pointed to the megaphone slung on his shoulder Monday morning while he explained his freshly-filed lawsuit alleging the city is infringing on his First Amendment rights. But, if he used the megaphone, he could be issued a citation and fined as much as $500, he said. Lopez, through his lawyers Efrén Olivares and Carlos M. Garcia, filed a lawsuit against the city Monday saying the city ordinance prohibiting megaphones and yelling is unconstitutional. While parts of the ordinance Lopez took issue with have been on the [...]