▁political ▁messages ▁on ▁street light ▁l am pp ost s . ▁Under ▁the ▁District ' s ▁reg ulations , ▁" sign s ▁advert ising ▁a ▁specific ▁event " ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁within ▁ 3 0 ▁days , ▁while ▁" th ose ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁political ▁message " ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁remain ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁U . S . ▁Chief ▁District ▁Judge ▁Roy ce ▁C . ▁Lam ber th ▁struck ▁down ▁the ▁event - specific ▁limitation ▁as ▁un const itution al , ▁finding ▁that ▁under ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment , ▁the ▁District ▁" c annot ▁simply ▁allow ▁each ▁officer ▁to ▁independently ▁decide ▁whether ▁certain ▁speech ▁runs ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁Even ▁if ▁the ▁officers ▁apply ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁good ▁faith ▁– ▁without ▁disc rimin atory ▁mot ive ▁or ▁bias ▁– ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁incons istent ▁enfor cement ▁can ▁ch ill ▁speech ." ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁about ▁seven ▁hundred ▁Occ up y ▁Wall ▁Street ▁protest ers ▁were ▁arrested ▁after ▁demonstr ating ▁on ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge . ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁the ▁protest ers , ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁PC J F , ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁police , ▁alleg ing ▁that ▁the ▁police ▁had ▁viol ated ▁their ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁by ▁f als ely ▁arrest ing ▁them . ▁The ▁protest ers ▁specifically ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁police ▁had ▁allowed ▁the ▁protest ors ▁onto ▁the ▁bridge , ▁and