AL.com: “A proposed policy regulating protests inside Mobile’s Government Plaza is facing pushback from a county commissioner who argues it targets a specific individual and could infringe on constitutional rights….”I’ve been told there was no ongoing situation we were trying to address,” Ludgood said. “I later learned that wasn’t the case. To the extent I can help draft a policy that doesn’t unreasonably constrain someone’s exercise of their First Amendment, that’s what I’m going to do.”
Ludgood was referring to weekly displays set up in the Government Plaza atrium by a woman who places placards supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and calling for justice for Jawan “Jay” Dallas, who was killed in 2023 during an encounter with Mobile police. Her displays have also criticized individual council members. She has declined to comment on the proposed policy.
Ludgood said she initially supported creating a policy but withdrew that support after concluding the county was targeting the woman and her displays.”