Legal Opinion
Democracy Coalition v. City of Austin
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 15, 2004No. 03-03-00235-CVPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
This case involves a complaint by a community action group, the Democracy Coalition, and its individual members (collectively, appellants) that the City of Austin— through its police department, individual officers, and official policies as executed— violated their constitutional rights to free speech and free assembly during President George W. Bush’s appearance in Austin shortly after he was elected. Appellants assert that the City violated their rights when police officers prevented them from assembling in a traditionally recognized free-speech area to voice…
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