The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of two University of Georgia students' lawsuit challenging a local noise ordinance for making them turn down their music. The students claimed the local law is unconstitutional because it violates their First Amendment right to free speech. In a 4-3 ruling,the court said in a three-page opinion that the students did not have the right to sue "because they failed to show any harm or injury resulting from (the) noise ordinance." Robert Manlove and William Hoffman sued the city and county government last year. The trial court dismissed the students' complaint, ruling that they lacked standing to sue because they failed to articulate the particular message they wanted to express and because they couldn't prove they'd been injured.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
