Legal fight continues over new ordinance forcing downtown food trucks to close earlier

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A motion hearing was held in court Friday, June 12, in the legal fight over Milwaukee’s new ordinance that would force downtown food trucks to shut down at 10 p.m. instead of one in the morning.

A restraining order put that law on hold, and one food truck owner has filed a lawsuit, claiming the law is unconstitutional.

Supporters of the law believe closing the food trucks earlier could reduce late night violence downtown. At Friday’s motion hearing, a Milwaukee police captain was asked about the impact of late-night crowds in the district where the food trucks operate…

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