OMAHA- Omaha is appealing a judge's order that threw out charges against protesters that allegedly blocked the Farnam Street bridge during a demonstration in the summer.

Matt Kuhse, City Prosecutor, disagrees with Judge Marcena Hendrix's conclusion that Omaha's city ordinance mirrors a St. Louis law that was declared unconstitutional and an affront to free speech. The case is now headed to a Douglas County district judge and could end up at the Nebraska Supreme Court. The attorney representing the protesters agrees with Judge Hendrix's conclusion. Jessica Douglas, an attorney with the ACLU says these types of cases are similar to many cases during the Vietnam War-era.

This case came from the protest that led to 120 protesters being taken to county jail where a computer glitch forced many people to stay overnight and wait abnormally long periods to be booked and released.

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