Group Sues Wyoming Officials Over Abortion Protest

A Wyoming group has filed a lawsuit against top state officials claiming a ban on displaying anti-abortion placards in a tunnel between state buildings last year violated members' constitutional rights.

WyWatch Family Action filed the suit Tuesday in federal court in Cheyenne.

The group claims Rich Cathcart, head of the Wyoming State Building Commission, prohibited members from keeping anti-abortion placards in a tunnel between the State Capitol and an adjoining state office building during last year's legislative session.

The lawsuit names Cathcart as well as Gov. Matt Mead and other statewide elected officials.

Becky Vandeberghe, head of WyWatch Family Action, declined comment on the suit and directed questions to the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian civil rights group. Lawyers for Alliance Defense Fund represent WyWatch Family Action.

Associated Press