Check out Aimee Green’s Oregonian article, Animal rights protester makes peace with Lloyd Center, which details the final chapter, after the permanent closing of the Scamp’s Pet Stores chain, IDA’s Matt Rossell settles his legal dispute with the mall and their security guards who tackled him for 21 seconds of free speech at a Radical Cheerleaders for Animal Rights protest against puppy mills.

A special thanks goes out to the pro bono legal assistance of Stu Sugarman, Rossell’s attorney, who made sure his speech really was free, and continues to ensure that activists are defended when their constitutional rights are challenged. Activists could have long ago been silenced if not for the dilligence of defense attorneys like Stu.

Now its time to celebrate the shuttering of Scamp’s! Join Stu, Matt and the Radical Cheerleaders for the party of the summer, Puppies Vs. Mall Cops, A totally awesome benefit party!, Saturday, August 29th, 7pm. There will be a showing of the film Paul Blart Mall Cop projected onto a 100″ screen in 7.1 surround sound and then from 9:00pm – Midnight: Kickin’ it Old Skool – 80′s Dance Party! Don’t miss it!