Are Cindy Sheehan and Beverly Young guilty of a crime? I think not and apparently, the police finally figured this out. Did they show poor taste in their attire for such a traditional affair? Probably. Were their Civil Rights violated?
Glenn Greenwald on The Unclaimed Territory did a great job explaining the legal stuff for my tired mind here.
My simplified version is:
The section of law that the police used to arrest Sheehan “It shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons willfully and knowingly . . . to parade, demonstrate or picket within any Capitol Building.” 140 U.S.C. 193(f)(b)(7) The courts ruling in Bynum vs. U.S Capitol Police Bd, decided this did not include merely wearing T-shirts.