HELP OUT OR HANDOUT?: Panhandling is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. But local governments are allowed to regulate the practice in order to ensure the safety of the general ...

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City of Cape Girardeau officials are discussing a potential ordinance to address aggressive panhandling in the city’s ...

The ACLU and SPLC have sued two Jackson-based law enforcement agencies over a law requiring permits for people seeking ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — As you're driving through Lafayette, you might notice signs along the street discouraging panhandling in the city — but what you've likely seen from the comfort of your car is the ...

I am not sure ultimately what the real question is here about panhandling at high-traffic zones, aggression and traffic accidents. Are we concerned about the humans doing this, or are we more ...

A Georgia police department must train officers on the First Amendment after the city settled with an Army veteran who alleged his free speech rights were violated.

Officials have brought up the issue over the years. The city is limited in what it can do.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A new federal lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville argues an ordinance meant to crack down on panhandling is instead unconstitutional. “They’re not bums. They’re people. They ...

On medians and on street corners all over Charlotte, there are panhandlers — people holding signs with pleas for help, seeking to make eye contact with passing motorists, hoping that those drivers ...