BOISEÂ â Local activist Ty Werenka is challenging a Boise noise control ordinance that he says is unconstitutional and a tool to chill free speech, after Boise Police officers ticketed him for using a megaphone during an April protest in downtown Boise.
On April 17, officers cited Ty Werenka, who marched to protest the April 11 killing of Daunte Wright by a Brooklyn Center (Minnesota) Police officer. The $156 ticket noted that Werenka violated a noise control ordinance because he used a megaphone during the march. Now the activist is challenging the citation in court, alleging the city code violates First Amendment protections on speech.Â