The City of Burnsville has dropped charges against a woman who honked in support of protesters who were holding signs along a public road.
The ACLU of Minnesota represented Barbara Gilland, saying that the issuing of the citation violated Ms Gilland's First Amendment rights. The City of Burnsville agreed to drop the charges and to no longer issue citations for improper use of horn when using it to express freedom of speech. except when necessary to preserve public safety. The City also agreed to issue a directive to officers and update its Policies and Procedures to prevent free speech violations in the future.
Ms Gilland was represented by ACLU volutneer attorney Howard Bass of Bass Law Firm.