Supreme Court hears case against Secret Service
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to block protesters' free-speech claims against two Secret Service agents who were guarding President George W. Bush during a 2004 visit to Oregon.
Several justices said there is not enough evidence that agents violated the protesters' First Amendment rights by moving them farther away from the president while allowing pro-Bush demonstrators to stay nearby.
The protesters claim they were moved for expressing their opinions and not for genuine security reasons.
The Obama administration says the agents took legitimate crowd control measures and argues that agents who make on-the-spot decisions about the president's security should be shielded from liability.
A federal appeals court found enough evidence for the case to go forward.
