East Coast law suit won by artists (N. Y. City)
BERY v. CITY OF NEW YORK, 97 F.3d 689 (2nd Cir. 1996)
http://www.ncac.org/art-law/op-bery.cfm
West Coast law suit won by artist
Perry v. Los Angles Police Dept,, 121 F3d 1368 (9th Cir 1997)
http://www.buskersadvocates.org/saalegalCtPerryappeal.html
Florida law suit won by artist
Celli v. City of St. Augustine, Florida - decided 2000.
Nevada law suit won by artist
White V. City of Sparks Nevada, decided 2007
ARTISTS' SITES AND FREE SPEECH SITES
Robert Lederman, president of A.R.T.I.S.T.,
or Artists’ Response to Illegal State Tactics
This article tells of recent issues while googling Robert Lederman will lead you to all the New York City actions and court cases over the years.
http://www.thevillager.com/villager_204/artvendorssaypolice.html
Good site for rights overview
http://www.ncac.org/action_issues/Public_Spaces.cfm
which leads you to New Yorks precedent setting case
And for your street music history in Chicago check out the
http://www.buskersadvocates.org
and way down the page see his Chicago Legal Battle 1982-1986
MATERIALS FOR VOLUNTEERS - PETITION, PRESS RELEASE, FLIERS
Free Speech Artists' Movement Petition to Expand Creative Chicago
Fliers for the Free Speech Artists' Movement
Latest Press Release
Printable instructions for Petition Volunteers
E-mail umcac@art-teez.org for
Free Speech Artists' Movement Patches
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