Judge Rules Grand Junction Panhandling Law Unconstitutional

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – A panhandling ordinance in Grand Junction has been ruled unconstitutional, with a federal judge saying it’s not okay to stop people from asking for money after dark.
The decision Thursday from U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello means that Grand Junction will be barred from enforcing its 2014 ordinance limiting panhandling.
The judge ruled that Grand Junction’s panhandling ordinance was too broad and curbed constitutionally protected speech.