Mundy Law Office, P.C.

Mundy Law Office is proud to be partnered with the ACLU on this case enforcing the rights of protestors!!!

Mundy Law Office is excited and proud to be partnering with the ACLU of Iowa in defending the Right to Speech, Protest, and Petitioning the Government.

Be safe out there if you are protesting. If you have a warrant for your arrest, DO NOT ATTEND A PROTEST. Here's some legal tips if you are participating in a Protest: Your rights as a Protestor dealing with Police: Stay as calm as you can. Make sure to keep your hands visible. Don’t argue, resist, or obstruct the police, even if you believe they are violating your rights. Point out that you are not disrupting anyone else’s activity and that the First Amendment protects your... actions. Every word of this script should be stated as calmly as possible to the officer: Ask AM I FREE TO LEAVE? If the officer says yes, calmly walk away. If the officer says ‘no’ ask AM I BEING DETAINED OR ARRESTED? Repeat Loudly, Clearly, and Directly to the officer I DO NOT CONSENT TO A SEARCH OF MY PERSON OR MY BELONGINGS. If you are under arrest, ask FOR WHAT CHARGE AM I BEING ARRESTED? If you are under arrest or being detained, except for asking why you’re being arrested or what you're being detained for, state clearly I AM NOT SAYING ANYTHING UNTIL I TALK TO MY LAWYER Don’t say anything or sign anything without a lawyer. You have the right to make a local phone call, and if you’re calling your lawyer, only tell the lawyer why you have been arrested and ask for a private in-person consultation. Police may pat down your clothing if they suspect you have a weapon and may search you after an arrest. DO NOT TAKE ANY CONTRABAND OR WEAPONS TO A PROTEST. IF YOU HAVE A PRESCRIPTION DRUG BE SURE TO HAVE THE PRESCRIPTION WITH YOU. Police officers may not confiscate or demand to view your photographs or video without a warrant, nor may they delete data under any circumstances. Offer to hand any phone or other recording device to a nearby person. When you can, write down everything you remember, including the officers’ badge and patrol car numbers and the agency they work for. Get contact information for witnesses. Take photographs of any injuries. See more

"Rights intended to protect all must be extended to all, lest they so fall into desuetude in the course of denying them to the worst of men as to afford no aid to the best of men in time of need." Goldman v. United States, 316 U.S. 129 (1942)

Keep Protesting, everyone. We haven't solved our problems of over-policing.