An Osceola County man is suing the city of , challenging the city council's action allowing only city residents, owners of business within city limits and city utilities customers to speak at public meetings.

Florida has strong designed to promote government transparency and participation, with strict limits on what types of speech local governments can and cannot restrict at public meetings.

According to the lawsuit filed in Circuit Court Oct. 27 by Joshua Meyers, the city has violated both his and other Florida residents' "constitutional and statutory right" to speak at public meetings.

The new policy was approved at the same Council meeting where dozens of people from all over Brevard County poured into Palm Bay City Hall to protest disparaging Indian immigrants and Indian-Americans.

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