Travel Ban Protesters in Denver Airport Lose First Amendment Suit

Protesters who demonstrated in Denver International Airport against President Trump’s travel ban aren’t entitled to an injunction against the airport’s requirement they obtain a permit seven days before a demonstration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held Jan. 4.

The protesters didn’t show a likelihood of success on their claim that the requirement must have an expedited permitting process in exigent circumstances, the court said in an opinion by Judge Nancy L. Murphy.

The protesters demonstrated in the airport’s Great Hall for two days after the travel ban was announced in January 2017. Although no one was ...