Guardsman suing Colorado National Guard over right to protest
Captain Alan Kennedy is suing for reprimands he received after attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Denver and then writing a column about it. Author: Marshall Zelinger Updated: 8:35 PM MDT April 1, 2021
DENVER The right to peaceably assemble, the right to protest, is at the core of the First Amendment.
Members of the military protect and defend that right. Yet, they also do not always get to benefit from it. Essentially, the Colorado National Guard has ordered me not to participate in Black Lives Matter protests or write op-eds about it, said Alan Kennedy.