DEFIANCE, OH – With the 2013 Defiance Halloween parade on the horizon, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has sent a letter to city leaders, warning them that their policy of banning messages written on public sidewalks with temporary chalk violates the First Amendment. The city made news during the 2012 Halloween season when … Continue reading ACLU Warns Defiance Not to Ban Political Chalk Messages on Public Sidewalks