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73 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 395 (2004-2005)
Crowd Control: The Troubling Mix of First Amendment Law, Political Demonstrations, and Terrorism

handle is hein.journals/gwlr73 and id is 407 raw text is: Note Crowd Control: The Troubling Mix of First Amendment Law, Political Demonstrations, and Terrorism Nick Suplina* Introduction The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government at- tempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect do- mestic security. Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that inter- est becomes apparent.' After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was un- necessary. But it has proven unable to prevent itself from repeating the error when the next crisis came along.2 When President Bush visits a city or town, local law enforcement, often under the direction of the Secret Service, sets up free speech zones-areas at a distance from the President's destination where demonstrators are per- mitted to protest.3 The areas, documented in twelve cities,4 are out of sight * J.D. expected 2005, The George Washington University Law School. Many thanks to Amy Quinn, Annie Champion, and Owen Smith for generously donating their time and support. I dedicate this Note in loving memory of my mother, Carole Suplina Keller, who, despite a perpetual concern for my safety at protests, marched with me and the world on February 15, 2003. 1 United States v. U.S. Dist. Court, 407 U.S. 297, 314 (1972). 2 William J. Brennan, Jr., The Quest to Develop a Jurisprudence of Civil Liberties in Times of Security Crises, 18 ISR. Y.B. HUM. RTS. 11, 11 (1988). 3 See James Bovard, Quarantining Dissent: How the Secret Service Protects Bush from Free Speech, S.F. CHRON., Jan. 4, 2004, at D1; Don Corrigan, Behind the Bush: Secret Service Forces Protesters and Journalists Away from Presidential Motorcade. Lawsuits Coming., ST. January 2005 Vol. 73 No. 2

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