AAS 4/23/09Crawford protesters win appeal
Court rules tents did not violate law.An Austin psychologist and another protester should not have been arrested in 2006 for erecting tents near Crawford as part of Cindy Sheehan's anti-war protests, the state Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Em Hardy of Austin and Hiram Myers of Oklahoma had challenged a McClennan County anti-tent ordinance by erecting small tents in a roadside ditch at "Camp Casey I," a triangle of land formed by three roads near then-President George W. Bush's ranch.
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Wednesday's ruling, though a victory for protesters, did not consider the constitutionality of McLennan County's tent ordinance, which has since been amended to allow for permit applications, said David Broiles, a Fort Worth lawyer who represented Hardy and Myers on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
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Damn, I think we're getting our country back! Great news! Thanks to Em Hardy of Austin and Hiram Myers of Oklahoma who stood up for their rights!
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