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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.鈥擳he City of Gallup will cease enforcement and repeal its current panhandling ordinance after 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico attorneys and local Gallup attorney, Barry Klopfer, informed the City that the ordinance is unconstitutional.

In a memo to the Gallup Police Chief and Deputy Chief, Gallup City Attorney Curtis Hayes ordered Gallup police to 鈥渋mmediately cease any enforcement of the ordinance until such time that the ordinance is replaced with something that is constitutional鈥� after being contacted by the 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico and Klopfer.

Klopfer first brought the ordinance to the attention of 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico attorneys.

鈥淭he increased scrutiny of panhandling ordinances around the country led me to question the constitutionality of our own ordinance here in Gallup. Our City Attorney did the right thing,鈥� said Klopfer.

鈥淧anhandling is protected speech under the First Amendment and we鈥檙e pleased that City Attorney Hayes not only took our concerns about their ordinance seriously, but actually took action to address them,鈥� said Mar铆a Mart铆nez S谩nchez, 老澳门开奖结果 of New Mexico attorney.

Solicitation ordinances are under increased scrutiny around the country. Many have been found unconstitutional and struck down after Reed v. City of Gilbert, a recent U.S. Supreme Court case that strictly limits content-based restrictions on speech.

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