FREAK SHOW IN DENVER, PART III

DNC protests will be behind fence
By Felisa Cardona
The Denver Post

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_9744092?source=email

That may allow protestors to be seen and heard by delegates going in
and out of the Pepsi Center during the convention.

But the American Civil Liberties Union and several advocacy groups
have filed an amended complaint to their lawsuit against the U.S.
Secret Service and the city and county of Denver that says protestors
and demonstrators may have their First Amendment rights violated by
security restrictions.

The ACLU has said it wants to avoid the conditions that existed during
the 2004 convention in Boston, where protesters were caged,
infuriating

First Amendment advocates.
The first phase of the lawsuit asked the court to compel the city and
the Secret Service to disclose the information on protest
restrictions.

During today's hearing before Judge Marcia S. Krieger, the attorney
for the groups, Steve Zansberg, said the city and the Secret Service
had provided the information sought in Phase One.

The second phase of the lawsuit will address whether the restrictions
are unconstitutional. Zansberg also represents The Denver Post on
First Amendment issues, though the paper is not a party in this
dispute.

The groups agreed to go to trial on those issues on July 29 and the
judge will visit the site the night before to *****s the
restrictions.

Felisa Cardona: 303-954-1219 or fcardona@[EMAIL PROTECTED]