ACLU vs VA

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03-15-10VeteranFinalAdvisory.pdf
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The following information is embargoed until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, 2010

ACLU/SC to Sue Veterans Administration
for Denying Free Speech Rights to Veteran

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The ACLU of Southern California will announce a free-speech lawsuit on behalf of a 67-year-old Army veteran who has been protesting land-use policies by the Veterans Administration at the VA facility in west Los Angeles for more than a year. Although the U.S. Attorney’s Office last year dismissed five citations against Robert Rosebrock for displaying the U.S. flag upside down, VA police recently resumed their campaign of selective enforcement against him depending on how he displays the flag during his protests.

WHAT: Announcement of details of the lawsuit

WHEN: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
10:30 a.m.

WHERE: In front of gates to VA park

Northeast side of San Vicente Boulevard, ½ block north of
intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente (west of I-405)
Los Angeles, CA

WHO: Peter Eliasberg, Managing Attorney, ACLU/SC
Robert Rosebrock, Army veteran and plaintiff
Other veterans

VISUALS: Protesting veterans outside gates to VA property
For more information, please call (213) 977-5252.
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Contact:
Gordon Smith or Rachel Uranga
213.977.5252