No appeal planned in ACLU's DNC lawsuit

Advocacy groups and the American Civil Liberties Union said today they won't appeal a federal judge's ruling that upheld law enforcement and the city and county of Denver's security plans during the Democratic National Convention, reports Felisa Cardona. The groups had sued the government challenging the security restrictions such as the distance of the public demonstration zone and the location of parade routes. Mark Silverstein, legal director of the ACLU of Colorado, said the groups have also decided not to proceed with a Tuesday trial that was set to challenge security restrictions at Invesco Field at Mile High, where Barack Obama is expected to give his acceptance speech on the last night of the convention. Felisa Cardona: 303-954-1219 or fcardona@denverpost.com Bookmark/Search this... [read full story]