Speech "zones" and speech "cages" have been used before to squelch free speech. Supreme Court precedents have consistently sought to maintain a fair balance between protecting legitimate government interests and safeguarding free speech. Regulating the time, place, and manner of free speech has produced a huge body of Supreme Court jurisprudence. Any significant delay to organizations hoping to plan free speech activities at the Convention in terms of cost, logistics, advertising, arranging transportation, and insurance is obviously intolerable. The City's regulations are a hodge-podge of the most bizarre limitations on free speech.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2016 01:52 UTC