Army Bans Protesters From Cheney's Commencement Speech At West Point
Published: May 26, 2007
WHITE PLAINS, May 25 (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday denied an organization permission to stage an antiwar demonstration on Saturday on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where Vice President Dick Cheney is to deliver the commencement address.
The court said the mere presence of the vice president does not turn West Point into a public forum and is not an “open invitation” to about 1,000 protesters who had hoped to march onto the campus.
The Army refused permission, a federal judge in White Plains agreed, and on Friday the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit refused to issue a preliminary injunction that would allow the march.
WHITE PLAINS, May 25 (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday denied an organization permission to stage an antiwar demonstration on Saturday on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where Vice President Dick Cheney is to deliver the commencement address.
The court said the mere presence of the vice president does not turn West Point into a public forum and is not an “open invitation” to about 1,000 protesters who had hoped to march onto the campus.
The Army refused permission, a federal judge in White Plains agreed, and on Friday the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit refused to issue a preliminary injunction that would allow the march.
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