Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Still Waiting On The Judge

Photo By DARON DEAN
Jaxon Chuites , Greg Travous (Suvo) Helena Sala and Attorney Tom Cushman
After a five-hour hearing, County Court Judge Charles Tinlin postponed making a ruling in the non-jury trial.
"I've got a lot to digest and some case law to review," Tinlin said. "You will get a decision within the next 10 days."
Story

A battle to define protected expression in St. Augustine has gone from the Plaza to the courtroom.
By My St. Johns Sun

A First Amendment battle brewing in the historic district of St. Augustine for most of this year boiled over into a St. Johns County courtroom last week. A county judge must now decide whether or not work being sold by three artists the city charged with selling prohibited items in the Plaza de la Constitucion is constitutionally protected artistic expression. ..........Cont'd


The City Of St. Augustine vs Artists or Your Taxpayer Dollars At Work
May 2009 Temp injunction against the city ordered
April 2009 Hearing in Federal Court on temp injunction
March 2009 Artists file suit in Federal court requesting injunction
Througout 2008 - multiple charges and arrests of artists exercising their constitutional rights
11-07 City Bans all vendors from Historic District
4-02-2007
December 23, 2006
12-21-2006
12-31-00
Officers arrest performers on St. George Street
12-8-00
Artists to defy ordinance, seek arrest
11-30-00
Reworked ordinance passes; city again limits performers
11-26-00
Performer ordinance hearing set for Wednesday
11-19-00
Judge dismisses vendor motion
11-15-00
Reworked performer ordinance approved
10-24-00
A rewrite for street-performer rule?
10-17-00
Street performers may seek damages
10-15-00
St. Augustine street artists can play again (Florida Times-Union)
10-14-00
Performer injunction grantedNo enforcement of ordinance; trial next
10-7-00
Fed judge to rule on performer injunction
9-15-00
City hires outside counsel in performer fight
9-10-00
Street performers, ACLU team up
9-9-00
Street artists' rights addressed at forum (Florida Times-Union)
9-3-00
St. George businesses still fuming over artists
7-31-00
Getting 'up-to-date' on St. George performers
6-21-00
Performer lawsuit filed vs. city
5-28-00
When does city business become personal?
5-4-00
Attorneys weigh in on performer ban
4-12-00
Five street performers plead not guilty
4-6-99
Street performer/merchant law in draft stage
3-14-00
St. Augustine approves 4-block street artist ban (Florida Times-Union)
1-11-00
St. Augustine tries anew to regulate street performers (Florida Times-Union)
4-1998

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