Panhandling

An anti-panhandling statute that made it a crime for people to solicit donations from drivers violated the First Amendment rights of homeless people, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court ruled.

BOSTON — An anti-panhandling statute that made it a crime for people to solicit donations from drivers violated the First Amendment rights of homeless people, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court ruled .

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