OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The city of Omahas top prosecutor says he will appeal a judges dismissal of cases against 25 protesters arrested during a demonstration opposing racial injustice last summer.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that City Prosecutor Matt Kuhse plans to appeal the dismissal, arguing that the city ordinance shot down by a Douglas County judge last week as unconstitutional is different from a similar St. Louis law earlier found to be unconstitutional.
In the Omaha case, Hendrix ruled that Omahas ordinance prohibiting the obstruction of a highway or street is “overly broad” and “clearly regulates protected speech.”
