As a "card-carrying" liberal, I strongly support the First Amendment Right to freedom of expression.  If the circumstances and actions cited in this lawsuit are confirmed, the City, in my opinion. violated Mr. Cosby's freedom of expression rights by retaliating against him for exercising them.  

First a disclaimer: my comments which follow are based on the validity of the claims in the lawsuitl   That said, some posters have commented that the City's alleged action was "stupid."  I think those folks are being too kind.  I consider it either "very stupid" or "very, very stupid."  One would think that somewhere in the group of individuals involved in the decision and action there would have been at least one person with the good judgment to say "Hey, people, this is a really, really bad idea...we shouldn't be retaliating against this guy for exercising his constitutionally protected rights."  

In my opinion, the City's only defense can be "it didn't happen." Otherwise, time to pay up..