At a Glance
Date Filed:
September 11, 2009
Current Status
Injunction hearing was set for September 16, 2009. Won increased 1st amendment activity at injunction hearing.
Co-Counsel
Jules Lobel and Anjana Samant, with ACLU of Pennsylvania
September 28, 2009
Case Description
CCR filed this federal suit to protect the First Amendment rights of peace, social justice and environmental justice groups to dissent and protest at and around the G-20 summit, held in Pittsburgh September 24-25, 2009. Federal, state and local defendants had refused permits to many protest groups and restricted the ones approved to areas outside of the area where the G-20 was to be held.
