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High Court Dismisses Charges in Graduation Protest

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Published: March 13, 2009

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Supreme Court says two political activists were acting within their free speech rights to protest during a 2006 graduation speech by a Bush administration intelligence official.

The court Friday dismissed attempted disorderly conduct charges against Boots Wardinski and Michael Colby stemming from their outbursts at a St. Johnsbury Academy graduation speech by then-National Intelligence Director John Negroponte.
The two, upset with Negroponte’s record in Iraq and his performance as U.S. ambassador to Honduras in the 1980s, separately interrupted his speech and were led out.