Ban exempts “any assembly that is silent”
In a proclamation signed on Saturday night, the city of Beverly Hills has banned large gatherings including political demonstrations in residential areas between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., with violations punishable as a misdemeanor.
While the proclamation cites the general state of protests that have been ongoing nationwide since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day, the new restrictions are in response to an incident on Friday involving a protest group called Occupy BLM. Beginning around 10:00 p.
