City Market Operators Seek Dismissal of Protesters' Case

Roanoke Times & World News › December 04, 2011

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There's no room for the First Amendment on a public sidewalk in the heart of downtown Roanoke.

That was the argument, made Friday by a private foundation that runs the Roanoke City Market Building, in response to a lawsuit filed by an anti-war group that was denied permission to protest on the sidewalk that fronts the iconic building.

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City Market Operators Seek Dismissal of Protesters' Case

Plowshare Peace and Justice Center, which has been holding monthly silent vigils on the spot since 2005, is claiming its free speech rights were violated by the Market Building Foundation, which took over opera...

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