Occupy Columbia v. Nikki Haley

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• holding that plaintiffs stated a First Amendment claim because arrest prevented them from continuing to protest
• recognizing that in resolving a 12(c) motion, a court may consider exhibits attached to the pleadings if they are integral and authentic
• holding that qualified immunity did not apply because it was clearly established that arresting citizens protesting on state capitol grounds “in the absence of a valid, time, place, and manner restriction” was a violation of the First Amendment
• stating that a court, in ruling on a motion pursuant to Rule 12(c), may consider exhibits attached to a pleading “so long as they are integral to the complaint and authentic”
• treating area outside South Carolina State House as a public forum for First Amendment purposes
• noting an exception “when the face of the complaint clearly reveals the existence of a meritorious affirmative defense” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)

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