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Speech & protest
The First Amendment is the floor in every public forum. Time, place, and manner rules and wiretap statutes are state-specific.
Federal floor
Public forums
Streets, sidewalks, and parks are traditional public forums. Government may impose reasonable time, place, and manner limits that are content-neutral and leave open ample alternatives.
Permits
Advance-permit schemes must be clear, prompt, and not a veto of unpopular views. Read the city ordinance and the state constitution together.
Press and petition
The First Amendment also covers the press, the right to petition, and expressive association. Retaliation for protected speech can be a civil-rights claim.