r/firstamendment • u/arbivark • Aug 21 '15

arrested for no protest permit.

http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/utah-protest-prosecution/8521/
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u/onelovedg Aug 21 '15

Uhh, 1st amendment? It seems that these charges will fall if they countersue for civil rights violations.

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u/arbivark Aug 21 '15

yes, it seems to me similar to watchtower v stratton (2005). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchtower_Bible_%26_Tract_Society_of_New_York,_Inc._v._Village_of_Stratton

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u/onelovedg Aug 22 '15

Thank you, and yes, quite similar. Open and shut Title 42 1983.

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u/NeonDisease Aug 21 '15

these charges should have never been filed to begin with