The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the city of Las Vegas and the Fremont Street experience over a curfew the organization calls “unconstitutional.”
The ACLU represents a street performer and two 18 year olds who say recent action by the city and the Fremont Street Experience violates their First Amendment rights.
In July, the city approved a special event permit by the Fremont Street Experience that would allow the attraction to prohibit those under 21 – and street performers – from the mall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights during the event.
The event, called “Festivus” would run through November 28. The ACLU alleges Festivus is a fictitious and unadvertised five-month event designed to limit access to the Fremont Street Experience by young adults and others.
