#OnThisDate in 1992, in #LoperVNYPD, 802 F.Supp. 1029, the #SDNY court declared NY Penal Law §240.35(1), "loitering for the purpose of begging", unconstitutional on #FirstAmendment grounds, and issued a permanent injunction barring its enforcement.
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