Hardy v. State

OPINION

JOHNSON, J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which PRICE, WOMACK, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

Cindy Sheehan lost her son, Casey, in the Iraq War in 2004. In August 2005, Ms. Sheehan traveled to Crawford, Texas, in an attempt to meet with President Bush about her son’s death. Ms. Sheehan’s efforts turned into an anti-war demonstration that extended over an eight-month period.1 Appellants Emily Hardy and Hiram Myers participated in the demonstration.

As the August demonstration gained momentum, demonstration leaders cooperated with the McLennan County Sheriffs Department to…