DeclinetoState
04-04-2007, 04:35 PM
2 hours, 11 minutes ago
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - An activist's Nazi salute during a City Council meeting caused too much disruption, a judge ruled, saying free speech only goes so far in City Hall.
Homeless rights activist Robert Norse filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming the city violated his First and Fourth amendment rights by arresting him at a council meeting in March 2002.
But U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte disagreed in a ruling issued last week. The judge said the action was too disruptive for the venue.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_fe_st/nazi_salute;_ylt=AjGAAVsSXRfugmigoXghs_UZ.3QA)
I find myself agreeing with the <DEL>bum</DEL> <DEL>tramp</DEL> homeless rights advocate here, although that may be because I think the judge's reasoning was pretty weak. Perhaps an appeals court in sustaining the decision can give a better reason for finding against the <DEL>bum</DEL> <DEL>tramp</DEL> homeless rights advocate, however.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - An activist's Nazi salute during a City Council meeting caused too much disruption, a judge ruled, saying free speech only goes so far in City Hall.
Homeless rights activist Robert Norse filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming the city violated his First and Fourth amendment rights by arresting him at a council meeting in March 2002.
But U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte disagreed in a ruling issued last week. The judge said the action was too disruptive for the venue.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_fe_st/nazi_salute;_ylt=AjGAAVsSXRfugmigoXghs_UZ.3QA)
I find myself agreeing with the <DEL>bum</DEL> <DEL>tramp</DEL> homeless rights advocate here, although that may be because I think the judge's reasoning was pretty weak. Perhaps an appeals court in sustaining the decision can give a better reason for finding against the <DEL>bum</DEL> <DEL>tramp</DEL> homeless rights advocate, however.