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Originally Posted by iamnotawerewolf
I don't know the permitting process.
But if we are talking about gov't action, which I do believe the issuance of a permit to be, there are of course 1A & 2A considerations in play.
Yes, of course. That's why I qualified with "on that side of things". What the government can't do is use the permitting process to do an end-run around the 1st-A (or the 2nd-A, for that matter).
For example: they can't issue permits for effectively all public spaces, because then would leave no place for those who wished to assemble & speak without a permit to do so. Also, they can't play favorites regarding who they issue permits to. The latter is what actually happened in Charlottesville... a judge ruled that the city was playing favorites when they initially denied a permit for the "Unite the Right" rally in Emancipation Park, and instead offered a permit for a different park ~mile away.