A group of activist shouted profanities at Denver police officers as they removed a tent that had been set-up in front of a Denver courthouse Wednesday morning.

The clash between the activist and the police came less than 24 hours after a federal judge issued an injunction that trumped a Denver judge’s order barring public demonstrations at the Lindsey-Flanigan courthouse. U.S. District Judge William Martinez granted the injunction Tuesday after a lawsuit was filed this month on behalf of the Fully Informed Jury Association and two citizens.

The federal judge also found that the court order intended to prevent potential violence after a jury decides whether to sentence Dexter Lewis to death, went too far with its restrictions.

A group of roughly a dozen activists began gathering in front of the courthouse before 8 a.m. Shortly after 10 a.m., a group of officers approached the activist who had set up a shade tent, table and several chairs.

An officer with a megaphone asked the group if they had a permit for the “structure.” After several people shouted that they didn’t need one, the officers instructed the activists to take it down.

“We have a right to be assembled, uninterrupted by police!” one man shouted at the officers.

The officers began to lower the tent and warned activists that if they interfered they would be arrested. Some protesters stood next to the posts and screamed at the officers, but none was arrested at the courthouse.

The officers carried the tent, chairs and other items back to police headquarters.

The lawsuit was filed by civil-rights attorney David Lane after two other men were charged with jury tampering by Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey. They had set up a booth and distributed jury-nullification pamphlets to potential jurors.

The lawsuit named the city, Denver police Chief Robert White and Denver District Court Chief Judge Michael Martinez.

“It’s clear retaliation for free speech,” Lane said after the tent was removed.

Lane immediately sent a e-mail to the Colorado Attorney General’s office and the Denver City Attorney’s Office, alerting them that he will file an additional motion seeking to “prevent retaliation” in federal court if they do not respond to him by noon.