Republican National Convention
Sue the Bastards! RNC Civil Litigation Workshop
Location(s)
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Walker Community Church
Street: 3104 16th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN
This will be an introduction to civil litigation (law suits) for people affected by the RNC.
It will be a forum for people to discuss why they want to sue the city of st. paul, ramsey county, the rnc, etc.
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