The government dropped all charges against Deborah Davis yesterday for failing to show her ID on a Denver public bus. Officials claim that passengers still have to show ID to transit through the Denver Federal Center, but said there were no clear signs to inform them of this requirement. Davis’ lawyers are not going away. Her arrest gives them standing to sue the federal government for false arrest. The lawyers are now negotiating with federal officials to prevent the ID requirement from being enforced on Denver city buses.

“We are very pleased that they dropped charges against Ms. Davis,” her volunteer attorney Gail Johnson told the Rocky Mountain News. "But sign or no sign, she and other Colorado citizens continue to have the constitutional right to travel by public bus without being forced to show identification to federal agents. I think if the government is going to insist on continuing to violate the constitutional rights of our citizens, then they are going to find themselves back in court on this one."

The scheduled rally in support of Davis will still be held on December 9 to protest demand for ID. A group of Davis’ supporters, reporters and lawyers will then take a “victory ride” through the Federal Center on Route 100. Some are planning not to show their IDs. Johnson told the Rocky Mountain News that lawyers are standing by in Denver to provide legal representation for anyone arrested.