Midnight Mike
2009-07-21, 08:44 AM
Elvis Presley tribute act sues police for right to impersonate 'the King'
An Elvis Presley tribute act is suing Las Vegas police after a crackdown on rogue perfomers impersonating the King of Rock and Roll.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -King.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5828308/Elvis-Presley-tribute-act-sues-police-for-right-to-impersonate-the-King.html)
A year later, having donned his velvet suit again, he was confronted as he sang in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino by a Las Vegas police officer who told him not to have his picture taken with tourists or accept tips.
They have filed a suit in the US District Court in Las Vegas against Clark County, along with District Attorney David Roger, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
The performers' are challenging statutes and codes they say "violate free speech" and amount to "unconstitutional restraints on personal speech and expression.'
An Elvis Presley tribute act is suing Las Vegas police after a crackdown on rogue perfomers impersonating the King of Rock and Roll.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -King.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5828308/Elvis-Presley-tribute-act-sues-police-for-right-to-impersonate-the-King.html)
A year later, having donned his velvet suit again, he was confronted as he sang in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino by a Las Vegas police officer who told him not to have his picture taken with tourists or accept tips.
They have filed a suit in the US District Court in Las Vegas against Clark County, along with District Attorney David Roger, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
The performers' are challenging statutes and codes they say "violate free speech" and amount to "unconstitutional restraints on personal speech and expression.'