Infringment on First Amendment.

In the Austin-American Statesman article "Immigration Protesters Released from LA Jail" the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, assembly and petition are demonstrated . Dissenters to Arizona's new immigration laws decided to stage a protest last week in Los Angeles where they chained themselves together and layed down in front of an immigrant detention center. after blocking traffic for roughly four hours, they were surrounded by police and arrested. The assembly was deemed "unlawful" and the demonstrators were charged with interfering with police work, and failure to disperse. They were released late Friday and are due in court on June 4th. This situation deals with the freedom of assembly, speech and petition secured by the First Amendment to the Constitution. The protesters had every right to assemble and protest, but they lacked a permit for the demonstration stating the time, place and manner (a provision established in Skokie v. Illinois).