"There is no support for the assertion [that post office customers have a First Amendment right to sing any sort of song in the post office lobby while standing in the service line." That is the conclusion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. That court hears appeals from federal trial courts in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
Eric Watkins was singing in the post office as he waited in line to rent a post office box. He was denied service by the postal clerk and told to leave. He did so and brought a lawsuit on the clerk's actions. The trial court, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, dismissed the case. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that decision, finding there is no constitutional right to sing in the post office.
The case is White v. United States Postal Employee, 11th Cir. No. 14-14608. The text of the decision is here.
Credit to the ABA Journal website for the tip.
