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The city prohibits public access through its parks, and most other lakefront property is private. The plaintiffs claim the city's restrictions are unconstitutional.

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The defendants raised questions about the judge's impartiality after discovering that she met with the plaintiffs and discussed the case years earlier.

The city prohibits public access from its lakeside parks, which the plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit argue results in a de facto ban on public use of the lake.

An upcoming phase of an ongoing lawsuit will address whether the city's access restrictions are reasonable.

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