CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE v. CHUANWEN WANG

No. 4D12-93.

115 So.3d 1060 (2013)

CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, Appellant, v. CHUANWEN WANG, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alain E. Boileau of Alain E. Boileau, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

David G. Vinikoor of David G. Vinikoor, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; Bruce S. Rogow and Tara A. Campion of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale; and Randall C. Marshall of ACLU Foundation of Florida, Miami, for appellee.


CONNER, J.

Chuanwen Wang, an artist who sells his artwork on sidewalks, was told by City of Fort Lauderdale officials that he would be arrested for violating three city ordinances if he attempted to sell his artwork on sidewalks in an area including the Fort Lauderdale Beach. Selling artwork is speech protected by the First Amendment, and therefore, any time, place, manner restriction must leave open reasonable alternative channels of communication. On motion for...

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