Codepink Pittsburgh Women for Peace et al v U.S. Secret Service et al. (G20 Protest) Historic Case

At a Glance

Date Filed: 

September 11, 2009

Current Status 

Injunction hearing was set for September 16, 2009.  Won increased 1st amendment activity at injunction hearing.

Co-Counsel 

Jules Lobel and Anjana Samant, with ACLU of Pennsylvania

Case Description 

CCR filed this federal suit to protect the First Amendment rights of peace, social justice and environmental justice groups to dissent and protest at and around the G-20 summit, held in Pittsburgh September 24-25, 2009.  Federal, state and local defendants had refused permits to many protest groups and restricted the ones approved to areas outside of the area where the G-20 was to be held.