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Begging Charges Against Newport News Woman Dismissed

Unconstitutional anti-panhandling ordinance must be repealed, says ACLU.

Newport News, VA— The Commonwealth’s Attorney dismissed charges of begging against a Newport News woman, apparently due to widespread recognition that the 1961 ordinance under which she was charged is uncons

March 10, 2011 First Amendment Rights