Free Speech Suit Filed for Iraq War Protesters
From Times Wire Reports
The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit in Philadelphia on behalf of five Iraq war protesters arrested during a campaign stop by President Bush when they simulated the infamous human pyramid at Abu Ghraib prison, wearing only thongs.
The ACLU alleged Pennsylvania police and federal agents violated the men’s constitutional right to free speech when they were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct during Bush’s campaign stop last summer in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The charges were dropped.
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