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Civil Rights

Aug. 27, 1999

Court: Park Service Violated Protesters' Rights

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the National Park Service violated the free speech rights of homeless advocates by withholding a permit to demonstrate at the San Francisco Presidio unless the group promised not to trespass in 463 park apartments slated for demolition.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the National Park Service violated the free speech rights of homeless advocates by withholding a permit to demonstrate at the San Francisco Presidio unless the group promised not to trespass in 463 park apartments slated for demolition.

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