Posts Tagged ‘demonstration’
9th Circuit won’t dismiss anti-Bush protesters’ lawsuit
Demonstrators say Secret Service agents guarding President George W. Bush violated their rights during 2004 campaign stop.
Federal judge: New Haven may enforce rules against Occupy camp
‘Properly employed, rules like these do not stifle speech, but coordinate it to allow for expression that is as vibrant and varied as possible,’ court says.
Occupy Boise’s tent city gets temporary reprieve
Federal judge says protesters can maintain an around-the-clock vigil on land across from Idaho’s Capitol, but he says the state can bar them from engaging in camping-related activities.
Chicago asked not to stifle wireless at G-8, NATO
City councilman wants to bar the police department from pulling the plug on electronic communication during the upcoming summits — a tactic officials say they don’t intend to use.
Chicago to pay $6.2 million to settle suit over 2003 protest
Deal reached in class action that had accused police of unlawfully arresting more than 700 people during an Iraq war demonstration.
Police clear tents from D.C. Occupy site
Eleven arrested, officer hit with brick as U.S. Park Police enforce regulations allowing round-the-clock protest but no camping.
Court rules against Occupy Maine encampment
Portland officials say they’ll give protesters 48 hours to vacate after a judge finds that allowing them to occupy a city park for an extended period would conflict with others’ right to use it.
Occupy Oakland protests turn violent
Three police officers, one protester injured in exchanges of rocks and bottles with tear-gas canisters; City Hall vandalized, flag burned, 400 arrested.
Time to ‘occupy’ our history books
Although the recent anti-Wall Street demonstrations may appear novel, a look back at time reveals that occupation as a form of protest isn’t new.
New year rings with freedom of assembly
With “Occupy” and union protests, 2012 is picking up where 2011 left off: Assembly is often at the top of the news, if not our collective mindset.
Federal judge: Occupy protesters can remain at S.C. Statehouse
Meanwhile, a federal judge in Colorado dismisses a lawsuit filed by anti-Wall Street demonstrators claiming Denver authorities violated their rights to free speech.
Police clear Occupy protesters from New Orleans park
Move comes after federal judge refuses to issue preliminary injunction; meanwhile, New York Times criticizes a police officer’s apparent attempts to block a free-lancer from photographing arrests at an Occupy protest.
Federal judge: Occupy protesters can no longer camp in Okla. City park
Group had sought a preliminary injunction that would have prevented the city from enforcing an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew at Kerr Park.
New BART cell policy nods in First Amendment’s direction
Transit system would allow phone service cutoff only in extraordinary circumstances involving risk to public safety.
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Assembly Commentary • Inside the First Amendment | Gene Policinski
Planning can prevent violations of free assembly at political conventions
Balancing First Amendment assembly rights with public safety, security is an achievable goal for cities hosting this year’s political conventions.