Pombo v. City of Providence
- Filed: 07/14/2015
- Status: Closed
- Latest Update: Jul 14, 2015
Lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, on behalf of Manuel Pombo, a 62-year-old local street musician (or “busker”) who had been arrested once, and threatened with arrest on numerous other occasions, for playing his saxophone on sidewalks and street corners in Providence. Case Update: In January 2016, a settlement was reached.
Jan 06, 2016
Providence Street Musician Can Perform Without Interference In Settlement of Free Speech Case
The City of Providence can no longer stop musician Manuel Pombo (left) from performing or soliciting donations on city streets as part of a settlement reached today in a First Amendment lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island.
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Jan 06, 2016
Providence Street Musician Can Perform Without Interference In Settlement of Free Speech Case
The City of Providence can no longer stop musician Manuel Pombo (left) from performing or soliciting donations on city streets as part of a settlement reached today in a First Amendment lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island.
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