Lawsuit against Cheney's Secret Service detail a go

By GottaLaff

One of my very earliest posts at this blog--well, back in 2007, it was our good friend Cliff Schecter's spiffy blog-- got a huge amount of attention, and for good reason: The story never went away. Today there is a significant update:

A man who was arrested for allegedly harassing former Vice President Dick Cheney will see his lawsuit against the Secret Service proceed, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled today.

The Denver Post has more:

Steven Howards sued the four agents claiming they violated his civil rights after he was arrested for allegedly harassing Cheney in June 2006.

Howards said he simply walked up to Cheney in the Beaver Creek shopping mall, touched him and said his policy in Iraq was "disgusting."

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Eagle County District Attorney declined to pursue a criminal case against Howards.

The Secret Service agents gave conflicting accounts of the incident in depositions taken by attorneys in the civil case.

Justice is making a comeback. Imagine that.