City of Chicago v. Meyer

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• affirming conviction where defendant refused to obey lawful order of dispersal after protest got out of hand
• the defendant’s refusal to move after being told to disperse when police were unable to maintain order among opposing factions constituted obstruction
• the defendant's refusal to move after being told to disperse when police were unable to maintain order among opposing factions constituted obstruction
• police may arrest persons for failing to obey an order to cease otherwise lawful conduct, but only after the police have made all reasonable efforts to maintain order and the conduct produces an imminent threat of uncontrollable violence or riot
• anti-war protester failed to disperse; upholding conviction for interfering with police
• police may arrest persons for failing to obey an order to cease otherwise lawful conduct, but only after the police have made all reasonable efforts to maintain order and the conduct produces an imminent threat of uncontrollable violence or riot

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).