This is a victory for anyone who values the First Amendment.
Observers of the Solidarity Singalong won’t be cited, state officials said Wednesday, just hours after police told people in the Capitol rotunda they could be arrested for watching the regular noontime protest.
Capitol Police have been issuing arrest warnings to observers since the first week police started citing singers for failing to get a permit to gather in the Capitol rotunda. The warnings gained greater attention this week when state Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Cross Plains, received one.
Department of Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said in an email that “observers will not receive citations” in response to a State Journal inquiry about what authority the state had to cite observers. DOA officials declined to discuss why police were warning observers.
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