Jake Brown disliked the bike racks around Philadelphia's Independence Hall, so one day while eating lunch on a nearby bench he propped up a sign saying "Free Independence Hall" next to him.Jake Brown Jake 'Unbreakable' Brown (born September 6, 1974) is an Australian skateboarder who competes in the X Games. He began competing in 1996, turning pro the next year.[1] His skateboard stance is goofy. disliked the bike racks around Philadelphia's Independence Hall, so one day while eating lunch on a nearby bench he propped up a sign saying "Free Independence Hall" next to him. A park ranger A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. told him to get rid of the sign, and when Brown asked about his First Amendment rights, the ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. replied, "This is a First Amendment-free zone." Following complaints from the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. , the government now concedes that the First Amendment applies to Independence Hall. |
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