Organizers of direct-action protests for the Republican National Convention have been under a campaign of detainments, arrests, and other harrassment. Following are a list of news sources for direct from the field reporting.

There are several fundamental constitutional issues that are being played out on the streets of Minneapolis and Saint Paul in these days before the scheduled convening of the Republican National Convention. They include the free speech rights of the delegate as well as the rights of those who wish to "petition their government for redress of grievances."