Originally Posted by
Kasierith
Just asked lawyer fiance. Her idle thoughts on the matter were basically that this would be a case that comes down to the rights between the groups. The protesters have a right to freedom of expression granted by the Constitution (keeping in mind that although a constitutional right is technically between the people and the government, it still holds a massive amount of sway in civil courts as well), while the workers have a vaguely defined right to financial security that isn't very protected or set in stone. In other words, while it is incorporated into general well being, there is no right to work. So the right to freedom of expression of the protesters trumps the theoretical right to work, and outside of extraneous circumstances a lawsuit would not go through.