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(Philadelphia) City Settles Lawsuit Over Rush-Hour Convention Protest Ban
Source: Associated Press
City Settles Lawsuit Over Rush-Hour Convention Protest Ban
By MEGAN TRIMBLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jul 1, 2016, 3:32 PM ET
Philadelphia has lifted a blanket ban on rush-hour protests in its central business district during the Democratic National Convention and has agreed to give a demonstration permit to an anti-poverty group.
The city previously said it wouldn't grant permits during rush hour in the district during the convention that starts July 25. Officials said Friday they won't deny permits for that sole reason.
The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign had sued over being denied a permit to march on the convention's opening day, from City Hall in downtown Philadelphia to the convention site 4 miles away.
A city spokeswoman said the suit was settled after the march starting time was moved up to 2 p.m. But the group's organizer and the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit on the group's behalf, disputed that claim. Set up will begin at 2 p.m. with the march beginning an hour later, they said.
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By MEGAN TRIMBLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Jul 1, 2016, 3:32 PM ET
Philadelphia has lifted a blanket ban on rush-hour protests in its central business district during the Democratic National Convention and has agreed to give a demonstration permit to an anti-poverty group.
The city previously said it wouldn't grant permits during rush hour in the district during the convention that starts July 25. Officials said Friday they won't deny permits for that sole reason.
The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign had sued over being denied a permit to march on the convention's opening day, from City Hall in downtown Philadelphia to the convention site 4 miles away.
A city spokeswoman said the suit was settled after the march starting time was moved up to 2 p.m. But the group's organizer and the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed the lawsuit on the group's behalf, disputed that claim. Set up will begin at 2 p.m. with the march beginning an hour later, they said.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/city-settles-lawsuit-rush-hour-convention-protest-ban-40281087
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Good luck with that! I'll have to remember to bring some microwave popcorn into my office that week to enjoy along with the entertainment of watching some neohippies try to get people to agree with them by forcing the people to sit in traffic on a hot summer day. Brilliant plan, kids. Just brilliant.
And what a nice ridiculous level of vanity. "We want to march, so shut a major city of millions of people down to cater to us!"