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  • Worcester Telegram: Worcester, Lowell socked with costs, fees from lawsuits on panhandling limits

  • Worcester Telegram: Worcester won't appeal to reinstate panhandling ordinance

  • GoLocalWorcester: Federal Judge Strikes Down 2 Worcester Anti-Panhandling Ordinances

  • South Coast Today: State ACLU steps in on side of panhandlers in New Bedford

  • AP: Judge strikes down Worcester's anti-panhandling ordinance

  • Worcester Telegram: Judge strikes down Worcester panhandling restrictions

  • Boston Herald: Homeless advocates hope Supreme Court reviews panhandler law

  • Boston Globe: Worcester’s buffer zone should not apply to beggars

  • The Atlantic: A Battle Over Free Speech on Public Streets May Head to the Supreme Court

  • New York Times: Begging Law Tests Ruling on Buffer Zones

  • Worcester Telegram: City ordinances mean-spirited

  • Worcester Telegram: ACLU sues Worcester to block panhandling ordinances

 

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