New ban on stopping on Las Vegas Strip bridges targets people with disabilities, lawsuit alleges
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the county that includes Las Vegas over its new ban on standing or stopping while crossing pedestrian bridges on the Strip. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court on behalf of a woman who uses a manual wheelchair.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is suing the county that includes Las Vegas over its new ban on standing or stopping while crossing pedestrian bridges on the Strip. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court on behalf of a woman who uses a manual wheelchair.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A woman who uses a wheelchair due to a spinal injury has accused the county that includes Las Vegas of unfairly targeting people with disabilities under its new ban on standing or stopping while crossing pedestrian bridges on the Strip, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.
The plaintiffs, a street performer and a wheelchair user, say the ordinance keeps them from going about their day, given its threat of misdemeanor charges.
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