GOVERNMENT SERVICES:
First Amendment Constitutional Law
The Governmental Services of Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP offers numerous state and local government-related legal services to government and business clients. The firm has also involved lawyers from its construction, business, and employment practice areas in organizing this department, creating flexibility to serve the broad and shifting needs of our clients.
Government entities must recognize the limitations placed on their power by the federal and state constitution. Those same entities require strong advocacy when facing allegations of constitutional violations. Drewry Simmons Vornehm lawyers have experience addressing significant issues under both federal and state constitutions. Our experience includes:
- Representing a major Indiana city in First Amendment challenges to the city’s Adult Bookstore ordinance;
- Representing a major Indiana city in First Amendment challenges to the city’s noise ordinance and its application by the city’s police department;
- Representing a major city in First Amendment challenges to the city’s Parade and Public Demonstration ordinance with respect to public demonstrations during major parades;
- Representing the Auditor and Treasurer of a major Indiana county in an Eighth Amendment challenges to property tax additions for untimely submission of tax payments that allegedly violated the Excessive Fines Clause of the U.S. Constitution;
- Representing law enforcement agencies and officers in Fourth Amendment challenges alleging Excessive Force, False Arrest and Unreasonable Searches in numerous cases and trials.
- Advising officials of a major Indiana city regarding numerous First Amendment issues during formation of city policies.