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Published on: 5/18/2007
Last Visited: 8/18/2007
Carol Sobel, NLG Mass Defense Committee, 310-922-7001
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"This settlement should send a message to other cities-think twice before enacting or enforcing similar laws which interfere with the right to dissent and political protest," said Carol Sobel, who litigated the case on behalf of the National Lawyers Guild."After we won a preliminary injunction preventing the City from enforcing these laws, it was clear that the court agreed with our view that government cannot just disregard the First Amendment."
In addition, the City will pay attorneys' fees and $10,000 in damages to the plaintiffs.Counsel on the case include: Carol Sobel, Robert Ross, Mara Shlackman and Andrea Costello for the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Committee; and Alice Nelson of Southern Legal Counsel; and Zeina Salam and Randall Marshall of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida.