Two kicked out of Bush event win court order
By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
October 31, 2006
Two people ejected from a speech by President Bush in Denver in 2005, allegedly because of an anti-war bumper sticker on a car they drove to the event, won a court order Monday they hope will uncover who gave the order to kick them out.
Leslie Weise and Alex Young, two of the three people removed from the taxpayer-funded event, are suing two Denver men for actually ousting them. But they believe a White House official gave the order.
Weise and Young say they did nothing disruptive at the speech and maintain the ouster violated their rights to free speech and protection from unreasonable search and seizure.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Wiley Daniel rejected a motion to dismiss the case by defendants Michael Casper and Jay Klinkerman, who worked as volunteers at the event.
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Judge Refuses To Dismiss Suit Over 2005 Appearance On Social Security
POSTED: 4:15 am MST October 31, 2006
DENVER -- A federal judge refused Monday to toss out a lawsuit filed by two people removed from a President Bush event, saying they have the right to learn more about those who singled them out for a "No blood for oil" bumper sticker on a car they were in.
Two people, Michael Casper, a building manager in the federal General Services Administration in Denver, and volunteer Jay Bob Klinkerman claimed qualified immunity in asking the lawsuit be dismissed. The legal protection is usually reserved for government officials acting in their capacity.
In his order, U.S. District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel said it was unclear whether either man was entitled to qualified immunity and granted plaintiffs Leslie Weise and Alex Young the right to find out.
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