The Housing Authority of New Orleans is asking a prominent attorney to stop speaking to the media and to remove statements he made that appear in several online videos. The attorney, Bill Quigley, has been representing low-income tenants who oppose government plans to demolish four large public housing developments. Quigley denounced the letter an infringement on his First Amendment rights. The Housing Authority of New Orleans also threatened to haul Quigley in front of the state’s Bar Association’s disciplinary board if he did not agree to stop discussing the case. Quigley has repeatedly criticized Katrina recovery policies. He said, “You might as well put up a sign that says, 'Poor people, do not enter.'”