Judge bans Idaho from removing (Occupy) protester tents
Lynn Winmill comes through again.
BOISE, IDAHO A federal judge issued a ruling Wednesday barring Idaho from removing tents used by Occupy Boise protesters on state grounds.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said in a decision released one day after listening to oral arguments that the around-the-clock tent ban violated the group's First Amendment rights.
The decision is the latest in the lawsuit against Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter that was first filed in 2012 after the governor approved a camping ban on state land designed to evict protesters involved with the Occupy Boise movement.
Over the past two years, the court found that Idaho lawmakers passed seven unconstitutional rules restricting the protesters from camping on state-owned property. The Idaho Legislature revoked those rules during the 2014 session, making that part of the Occupy Boise lawsuit moot.
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