BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The city of Boulder is challenging a judge’s decision to strike down an ordinance that banned the use of language that can provoke a disorderly response.
According to the Boulder Daily Camera (https://tinyurl.com/myae4mj ), the city said Thursday the law does not violate the First Amendment.
The so-called “fighting words” law bars people from insulting, taunting or challenging another person if it would likely provoke a disorderly response.
In June, Judge Thomas Reed dismissed a fighting words ticket against Boulder resident Camille Lafont after her attorney filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the city’s ordinance.
Attorney Kevin Cheney says the law is unconstitutional because it does not require that a person intended to cause the response.
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Information from: Daily Camera, https://www.dailycamera.com/
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