Purple Mountain's Majesty Vs. Chicken Man

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 10:24:06 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

This issue, which may or may not be a free speech issue, doesn't involve any speeches.  It comes about because a commercial firm's right to advertise ran head-on into a town law aimed at preserving its "mountain grandeur."  It doesn't involve speech because the centerpiece of the drama is a mascot -- a human being marching silently alongside a road dressed in a chicken suit.  A small Colorado town says Chicken Man is aesthetically displeasing while the mascot's owner, a chicken restaurant, says it's simply advertising.

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