From two Austin activists following the demonstration protesting John Yoo's appearance at the University of Texas.

I just left the John Yoo protest at University of Texas... There were at
least 25 protesters, possibly more after the campus police made me leave the
event. When I got to the other side of the building, where I stood with a
protest sign facing street traffic throughout the Yoo event, the campus
newspaper, "Daily Texan," interviewed me about the police claim that a peaceful
protest by non-students was illegal and why this John Yoo event that was
supposed to be open to the public was changed to only those who were given tickets.

I spoke with the head of the Texas ACLU who attended and several people who were not familiar with Yoo's work supporting torture, warrantless wiretaps, etc. After the event a student told me the major newspaper, "Austin American Statesman," was not allowed in because the journalists were late and/or did not have a ticket.

We still do not have a report about what went on inside, but one person made it in wearing a concealed anti-torture shirt.

Earlier, in preparing for the evening, we actually sparked a bit of controversy on the LBJ School of Public Affairs Listserv that ended up getting several responses from high echelon faculty. A professor sent a sharp email denouncing our use of the listserve to promote the protest and throughout the day today we were supported in our action by not only professors but the higher level administration including the Dean.

Click here for the Statesman coverage.