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Gentle Freepers, Today I received a phone call from Don Adams. The case he and his sister Teri are waging against the Teamsters, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, and Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham is in imminent danger of failing for lack of funds. (If you are not familiar with Don and Teri Adams and their struggles, please turn to the "REMEDIAL SECTION" below.) Now, I know that FreeRepublic is not a forum for fundraising, but FreeRepublic has been involved in the plight of the Adamses since the moment it began in October, 1998, and because Freepers have given generous support...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA   DON ADAMS, ET AL.,     PLAINTIFFS        v.   TEAMSTERS LOCAL 115, ET AL.,     DEFENDANTS   CIVIL ACTIONNO. 99-CV-4910   MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTSON BEHALF OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 115 Defendant Teamsters Local Union No. 115, by and through its attorneys, Markowitz & Richman, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, hereby moves for an award of attorney's fees and costs, and states in support thereof as follows: Plaintiffs Don and Theresa Adams initiated this civil action pursuant to the Civil Rights statutes of the United States, 42 U.S.C....

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA   Don and Theresa AdamsPlaintiffs. v. Teamsters Local 115, et al.,Defendants CIVIL ACTIONNO. 99-4910   Order      And now, this 6th day of August, 2003, upon consideration of the motions for summary judgment of defendants Edward G. Rendell (Doc. #206, 241), Teamsters Local 155 [sic] (Docs. #208, 243), and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Docs. #207, 259), the attached appendices thereto (#206), and the plaintiffs' opposition thereto (Doc. #230, 234, 239, 253), it is hereby ORDERED that the defendants' motions are GRANTED and judgment is ENTERED in favor...

Anti-Clinton Protesters Lose in Suit Against Rendell BY SHANNON P. DUFFYU.S. Courthouse Correspondent A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights suit against former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell brought by two anti-Clinton protesters who claim he was responsible for their being assaulted by five Teamsters union members in October, 1998 when President Clinton was in Philadelphia to attend a political fund-raiser. U.S. District Judge William H. Yohn, Jr. ruled that Rendell, who is now Pennsylvania's governor, cannot be held liable for the attacks because the evidence showed that he did nothing more than invite the Teamsters to attend a rally...

<p>When Teamsters and demonstrators clashed during a Bill Clinton-attended money-raiser in Philadelphia in 1998, few could have predicted the melee might affect the Pennsylvania governor's race four years later.</p> <p>But Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ed Rendell could be forced off the campaign trail this fall to defend himself in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by two protesters injured in the altercation. Rendell was Philadelphia mayor at the time.</p>

Hardly a radio or television news broadcast transpired on Wednesday without prominent mention of the handful of hecklers who attempted to disrupt Vice President Dick Cheney's speech to the Commonwealth Club of California with shouts of "Cheney is a corporate crook." The media's near blanket coverage of the anti-Cheney chanters comes despite the lack of a single witness alleging any corporate crookery whatsoever against the VP. The stunt alone, it seems, was newsworthy enough for most editors. The Clinton administration, of course, never had to worry about scandal driven heckling. It's not that protesters didn't show up regularly throughout the...

<p>NOT ENTIRELY COMPOSED WHEN DEPOSED. That would be Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ed Rendell, who was recently deposed in a federal lawsuit in which he is a defendant.</p> <p>Rendell appeared at times angry, frustrated and incredulous over some of the questions asked during the June 14 deposition in Philadelphia. More than once, he threatened to walk out of the proceedings.</p>

"Judicial Watch Takes on Philly Mayor, DA, and Teamster Thugs" "Last October, Don and Teri Adams heard that President Clinton was attending a fundraiser in Philadelphia. Believing that President Clinton should be impeached, this brother and sister team decided to exercise their constitutional rights and protest outside the building where President Clinton was speaking. The head of the Pennsylvania Teamsters, John Morris, and a gang of union tough guys decided they didn't care about free speech. Under the direction of Morris, union thugs attacked Don Adams. His sister Teri was knocked to the ground as she tried to defend her...