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The Police Can't "Shush" People
David Dell was volunteering for Planned Parenthood in Lincoln, and he got into a verbal exchange with some pro-life protestors demonstrating outside of the clinic. Police ended up ticketing Dell for "disturbing the peace," even though all he did was tell the protestors what he thought of them. ACLU Nebraska represented Dell in court and got the ticket dismissed--it was easy, because the First Amendment protects your right to free speech, even if the person who hears it doesn't like it. "Dell didn't say anything threatening," said ACLU Nebraska Legal Director Amy Miller. "He just expressed himself in no uncertain words. That's 100% legal." ACLU has written to the Lincoln Chief of Police, warning that future efforts to "shush" people from using their free speech rights will be challenged.
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