A lawsuit has been filed against Pittsburgh’s Market Square curfew policy.The policy requires anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult from 3 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Sunday, following concerns over escalating youth violence downtown Pittsburgh. The legal challenge was brought by a woman who said her grandchild was pepper-sprayed by police in Market Square. The lawsuit alleges the policy was implemented without city council approval or proper public notice, calling it an “unwritten curfew.” The suit further claims the policy violates freedom of assembly rights and that minors have been harassed downtown as a result. The petition seeks to end the curfew policy and prevent the use of pepper spray on minors. The mayor’s office declined to comment on the matter.
PITTSBURGH —
A lawsuit has been filed against Pittsburgh’s Market Square curfew policy.
The policy requires anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult from 3 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Sunday, following concerns over escalating youth violence downtown Pittsburgh.
The legal challenge was brought by a woman who said her grandchild was pepper-sprayed by police in Market Square.
The lawsuit alleges the policy was implemented without city council approval or proper public notice, calling it an “unwritten curfew.”
The suit further claims the policy violates freedom of assembly rights and that minors have been harassed downtown as a result.
The petition seeks to end the curfew policy and prevent the use of pepper spray on minors.
The mayor’s office declined to comment on the matter.