Steve Neavlingticklethewire.com
The Supreme Court halted a lawsuit that alleges unequal treatment by Secret Service agents.
The Washington Post reports that the court unanimously ruled that agents were immune from the lawsuit because they were responsible for distancing protesters from then-President George W. Bush following a 2-0-4 campaign event in Jacksonville, Ore.
“The maintenance of equal access makes sense in the situation the agents confronted,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote for the court.
During the event, the Secret Service moved protesters away while allowing supporters to stay close.
Seven protesters and two Secret Service agents filed suit, claiming unequal treatment of their free-speech rights.
