Friday, August 30, 2002

He ain't heavy, he's my half brother Family celebrity/outlaw Reverend Patrick J. Mahoney was in yesterday's Washington Post, losing Round One to the National Park Service as a federal ban on demonstrations in Lafayette Square was upheld. "It just shows the erosion of civil liberties and free speech since 9/11," said The Rev. He's remaining hopeful, though, noting that he won Mahoney v. Babbitt on appeal (apologies for that boring link). That decision has since been cited as a precedent in a number of other cases. 11:05:20 PM    comment []