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Title: BART: 1st Amendment issues mount over cell shutdown
Post by: SandraJane on August 16, 2011, 09:45:24 AM
Post by: SandraJane on August 16, 2011, 09:45:24 AM
SFGate
BART: 1st Amendment issues mount over cell shutdown
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, August 15, 2011
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/14/MNTC1KNC27.DTL#ixzz1VCeW5mE7 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/14/MNTC1KNC27.DTL#ixzz1VCeW5mE7)
In 1967, the California Supreme Court ruled that a city couldn't prohibit non-disruptive political activity inside a railroad station.
That was before cellular phones were invented and before the first BART train rolled down the tracks. But it's a precedent the transit agency may have to confront as it defends its decision to cut off cell service at the site of an expected track-side protest last Thursday, and its long-standing ban on "expressive activities" inside the fare gates.
*note; Thanks to Tekla for digging this article up!
BART: 1st Amendment issues mount over cell shutdown
Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, August 15, 2011
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/14/MNTC1KNC27.DTL#ixzz1VCeW5mE7 (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/14/MNTC1KNC27.DTL#ixzz1VCeW5mE7)
In 1967, the California Supreme Court ruled that a city couldn't prohibit non-disruptive political activity inside a railroad station.
That was before cellular phones were invented and before the first BART train rolled down the tracks. But it's a precedent the transit agency may have to confront as it defends its decision to cut off cell service at the site of an expected track-side protest last Thursday, and its long-standing ban on "expressive activities" inside the fare gates.
*note; Thanks to Tekla for digging this article up!
Title: Re: BART: 1st Amendment issues mount over cell shutdown
Post by: tekla on August 16, 2011, 09:49:30 AM
Post by: tekla on August 16, 2011, 09:49:30 AM
Thanks to Big Mike, who is a lawyer and has been posting to FB on this. I've been too worried and talking about staging myself to think much about it.
Title: Re: BART: 1st Amendment issues mount over cell shutdown
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 19, 2011, 09:06:45 PM
Post by: Mahsa Tezani on October 19, 2011, 09:06:45 PM
Yeah, you know it's dangerous to protest in a train and annoying right?
Most bay area "protesters" are selfish nincompoops.
Most bay area "protesters" are selfish nincompoops.