SNYDER, FENNELLY CONVICTIONS UPHELD

A federal appeals court yesterday upheld the convictions of homeless activists Mitch Snyder and Carol Fennelly for illegally protesting in front of the White House.

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected their challenge to Interior Department regulations restricting the placement of parcels and other objects in front of the White House.

In June 1985, Snyder and Fennelly, members of the Community for Creative Non-Violence, protested in front of the White House after the government failed to upgrade the CCNV shelter.

Snyder and Fennelly planned to sit in folding chairs just outside the White House gate from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day until President Reagan spoke with them. The two were arrested June 14 and June 17 and charged with violating the parcels restriction.

In their appeal, the activists' lawyers argued the restriction was too broad and should not apply to chairs, which do not pose a danger to the president.

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