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Garcia v. Bloomberg

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Petitioners seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court of dismissal of their civil rights suit concerning arrests of protesters during…

Petitioners seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court of dismissal of their civil rights suit concerning arrests of protesters during an Occupy Wall Street protest, arguing that they have a right to notice before being arrested for participation in a lawful protest. Attorneys for David Wright Tremaine wrote a brief on our behalf arguing that a lack of notice before mass arrests also interferes with reporters’ rights while covering newsworthy events.

2017-04-10-garcia-v-bloomberg.pdf

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