Judge: Limitation On Public Comment In City Meeting Does Not Violate Constitution

( March 7, 2025, 1:47 PM EST) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ruling that city officials were entitled to set limits on the types of speech allowed during public comment periods at meetings, a Kansas federal court on March 6 granted the officials’ motion for summary judgment, at the same time denying the partial summary judgment motion of the speaker, who sued the officials and the city alleging civil rights and other violations after he was ejected twice from City Commission meetings....