ACLU’s Suit To Allow Demonstrations Within Sight of the Delegates

August 9th, 2008 Joel Edelstein Posted in Audio, Commentary, Demonstrations, News |

On August 4, Mark Silverstein, Colorado ACLU Legal Director, gave a report to members of citizen groups seeking to demonstrate within sight and sound of the delegates attending the Democratic National Convention about the suit brought by the Colorado ACLU on behalf of First Amendment rights. Two days later, U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Krieger dismissed the suit, instead ruling in favor of security needs asserted by the City of Denver and the U.S. Secret Service.