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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Reacts to Arrest of Journalist at DNC

Rachel Myers,
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August 28, 2008

Following showing Denver law enforcement agents ordering a reporter off a public sidewalk and pushing him into the street and later arresting him, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and the called for renewed protection of the First Amendment guarantees of free speech and a free press. Our joint statement is here.

that protestors detained after mass arrests on Monday were held without access to counsel. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Colorado's Taylor Pendergrass says: "The City refused to provide any access to allow these persons to meet with attorneys."

The (PDF) to William Lovingier, Director of Corrections and Undersheriff for the Denver Sheriff Department and City Attorney David Fine yesterday outlining this week's events and its concerns about possible violations of protestors' constitutional rights. It's an excellent, first-hand account by Pendergrass about what exactly went down earlier this week.

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