Legal Case of Navy Diver Who Sued Newport Beach for First Amendment Violation Advances – California Globe

Legal Case of Navy Diver Who Sued Newport Beach for First Amendment Violation Advances – California Globe

Retired Navy diver Jason Murchison recently prevailed  in his  lawsuit against the City of Newport Beach for violating his First Amendment rights by repeatedly refusing to allow him to give paid surfing lessons on its beaches. Represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, Murchison is challenging a Newport Beach ordinance that requires permits for anybody giving  paid lessons on the beach.  His federal lawsuit also claimed that the ordinance allo…