by BRAD WATSON
WFAA bwatson@wfaa.com
Updated today at6:07 PM
(The case was decided by Judge Kristin Wade, of the Dallas County Criminal
Court of Appeals.)
DALLAS Dallas
an enforcement effort against JFK conspiracy vendors selling materials at
Dealey Plaza
The Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Robert Groden,
a longtime conspiracy theorist and vendor who was arrested in
2010 for selling merchandise inDealey
Plaza
lower court's decision to toss the city's case out.
"It's a matter of free speech, it's a First Amendment issue," Groden said.
"The city wanted us out of here; it didn't want anyone giving an alternative
point of view about the Kennedy assassination."
Workers are already laying new sod atDealey
Plaza
the area before Nov. 22, the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's death. In
2010, police arrested Groden for selling merchandise at a park, claiming
that vendors harassed visitors.
But the judge pointed out that the city doesn't listDealey
Plaza
and there wasn't a way to get a sales permit. The city told News 8 it won't
appeal further.
So the vendors remain and some visitors like Peter Crowell fromPunta
Gorda ,
Fla.
"Well, first of all, it's theUnited States
of America
these are all protected rights that we all have," he said.
Since Groden's arrest, the City Council revised the law to allow the sale of
First Amendment-protected items.
On the anniversary, The 50th Committee expects 5,000 tickets to be available
for the event. About two thirds of those will be handed out to the public at
random. But Groden is already skeptical if conspiracy buffs will be
included.
"Who determines who gets the tickets?," Groden wondered.
TheDealey Plaza
according to the contractor, Dallas-based Phoenix Restoration and
Construction.
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WFAA bwatson@wfaa.com
Updated today at
(The case was decided by Judge Kristin Wade, of the Dallas County Criminal
Court of Appeals.)
an enforcement effort against JFK conspiracy vendors selling materials at
The Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Robert Groden,
a longtime conspiracy theorist and vendor who was arrested in
2010 for selling merchandise in
lower court's decision to toss the city's case out.
"It's a matter of free speech, it's a First Amendment issue," Groden said.
"The city wanted us out of here; it didn't want anyone giving an alternative
point of view about the Kennedy assassination."
Workers are already laying new sod at
the area before Nov. 22, the anniversary of John F. Kennedy's death. In
2010, police arrested Groden for selling merchandise at a park, claiming
that vendors harassed visitors.
But the judge pointed out that the city doesn't list
and there wasn't a way to get a sales permit. The city told News 8 it won't
appeal further.
So the vendors remain and some visitors like Peter Crowell from
"Well, first of all, it's the
these are all protected rights that we all have," he said.
Since Groden's arrest, the City Council revised the law to allow the sale of
First Amendment-protected items.
On the anniversary, The 50th Committee expects 5,000 tickets to be available
for the event. About two thirds of those will be handed out to the public at
random. But Groden is already skeptical if conspiracy buffs will be
included.
"Who determines who gets the tickets?," Groden wondered.
The
according to the contractor, Dallas-based Phoenix Restoration and
Construction.
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