Colorado Springs, Colo.--A federal judge ruled the new proposed panhandling law as unconstitutional.
According to officials, the American Civil Liberties Union filed an injunction to stop Colorado Springs' "No Solicitation Zone."
City attorney Chris Melcher said, "We continue to believe that the ordinance is constitutional and an appropriate effort by the City to protect our downtown merchants and residents, our visitors, families, and our community. We will continue to work with merchants and residents to help the revitalization of our downtown community."
The new ordinance would've banned solicitation, specifically, solicitation in a 12 square block zone downtown.
This in turn would have affected charitable solicitation, such as the Salvation Army and Girl Scouts.
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