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June 5, 2012

Supreme Court Rejects Cheney Protester’s Lawsuit Against Secret Service 
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The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit from a Colorado resident who
was arrested for approaching then-Vice President Dick Cheney and
criticizing the Iraq War in 2006. Steven Howards had accused the Secret
Service of violating his civil rights when they detained him for assault
and harassment. Howards had confronted Cheney in a shopping mall and
told him the Bush administration's occupation of Iraq was "disgusting."
In a unanimous decision on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled the Secret
Service cannot be sued because it enjoys qualified immunity.

 

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