Responding to a lawsuit filed last month (see prior posting), an Orange County, Florida park official filed an affidavit in federal district court indicating that park rules have been changed. The new rules no longer require county approval of literature before it may be distributed in parks. The affidavit also indicated that plaintiff, Shirley Snyder, is now free to distribute religious literature in public parks. In a release announcing these developments, Liberty Counsel said it was still moving ahead with its lawsuit because "the new policy does not undo the damage caused by the County's original literature ban".
UPDATE: On Aug. 28, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a settlement that includes payment of damages to Snyder in addition to its previous change in its park rules. Liberty Counsel says it will now drop the lawsuit.
