People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. (PETA), Pro-Life Action League, Inc., et al., Amici Curiae
Brian J. Murray, Counsel of Record
PETA and the Pro-Life Action League are joined in this brief by three citizen activists and seven pro-life organizations. Brian J. Murray is a partner with the law firm Jones Day, where he specializes in business, environmental, and class-action litigation. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 22, 2014. The issue before this Court cuts to the core of the First Amendment and threatens one of the most basic freedoms enjoyed by American citizens: the right to protest. The statute at issue in this case, 18 U.S….